Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-10

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December 10, 2025
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs Terrified 3yo girl forced to act as her own attorney in immigration court, handed teddy bear to calm her down. In a horrifying and sadistic twist, it appears that very young children are being asked to playact as lawyers before an immigration judge. No three year old child should be in ANY court alone, let alone as the ‘defendant.’ How is this not child abuse? Why is there no one to advocate for these children?

https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/terrified-3yo-girl-forced-to-act-as-her-own-attorney-in-immigration-court-handed-teddy-bear-to-calm-her-down/

 

‘Unspeakable cruelty’: Oath ceremonies canceled for immigrants on verge of gaining citizenship, who have already been thoroughly vetted are being turned away from naturalization ceremonies because of where they were born.

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/12/08/unspeakable-cruelty-oath-ceremonies-canceled-for-immigrants-on-verge-of-gaining-citizenship/

 

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signs law to limit immigration enforcement in state: The law bans civil immigration arrests at state courthouses and makes it easier to sue immigration officers https://www.notus.org/illinois/jb-pritzker-illinois-chicago-signs-bill-immigration-arrests-state-courthouses

 

San Francisco city supervisors introduce bill to keep ICE off city property to stage raids: The idea for the proposal, the first of its kind in the U.S., came from ICE’s commandeering of public areas in Chicago during its recent crackdown

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/09/san-francisco-supervisors-push-to-keep-ice-off-city-turf-00682875

 

Law enforcement monitoring online criticism of New Orleans immigration

crackdown: Officials track public sentiment, noting negative impact of ‘videos with sounds of children crying’ as parents arrested https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/new-orleans-immigration-online-criticism-tracking

 

ICE reportedly plans to detain migrants voluntarily leaving the U.S.:

“Operation Irish Goodbye” will take place around the holidays, according to an ICE memo

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-plan-undocumented-immigrants-border_n_69371e0ce4b0020dff816622

 

‘It’s harassment with badges’: Trump’s ICE officials manhandle an American woman despite her having proper documents https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/woman-wrongfully-detained-in-immigration-raid-describes-what-she-endured

 

A Pattern of Violence – Documenting ICE Agents’ Brutal Use of Force in LA Immigration Raids: They have beaten the people they detain, struck them with batons, and restrained them face down in a prone position, pressing them into the pavement and restricting their abilities to breathe.

https://theintercept.com/2025/07/07/ice-raids-la-violence-video-bystanders/

 

Outrage as army of ICE agents carrying assault rifles and shields raid Minnesota home. Former state senator Matt Little accused ICE agents of ‘traumatizing’ a 7-year-old by leaving him parentless after more than a dozen armed agents raided a Minnesota home

https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/ice-agents-raid-minnesota-home-1551977

 

Congresswoman Underwood Slams Trump After Data Shows 97% of Arrested Chicago Residents Had No Criminal Record. Ninety-seven percent of hundreds of undocumented immigrants swept up in Chicago’s recent immigration raids had no criminal record at the time of their arrest, a Department of Justice document shows.

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/17/nx-s1-5611168/doj-records-show-hundreds-of-immigrants-arrested-in-chicago-had-no-criminal-histories

 

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies Trump argues national security at risk if Supreme Court rules against tariffs.  The Trump administration’s heightened levies on foreign partners have hit the auto and retail industry with unprecedented costs.

If the tariffs are struck down by the high court, companies could be entitled to refunds from the government.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5640271-trump-national-security-tariffs-supreme-court/

 

Kushner Role in Paramount Scheme Shows US ‘Devolving Into Caricature of Crony Capitalism.’ “The Warner Bros. merger was already suspect, but now Trump’s family is getting in on the act,” said one Democratic senator.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/jared-kushner-paramount-warner-bros

 

# Education / Schools

Trump’s Billionaire Education Secretary Makes ‘Backroom Deal’ to Shaft Low-Income Borrowers. Amid a cost-of-living crisis, millions of low-income borrowers may now be forced to spend several hundred more dollars a month paying for student loans.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-kills-save-loans

 

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants Researchers made a first-of-its-kind breakthrough after drilling into ‘super hot rocks’ beneath a forest. The team drilled into a volcano in an Oregon forest, creating an artificial reservoir that will be used to generate energy by adding water.

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/mazama-energy-oregon-volcano-geothermal/

 

Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess. There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2025/12/abandoned-oil-wells-texas-tiktok-hawk-dunlap-sarah-stogner-well-watchers/

 

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands ‘Attack on Independent Science’: The agency modified sections of its website by deleting information about human-created greenhouse gases and the role they play in warming the planet. It also removed links to scientific data and information.

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/09/epa-erases-human-climate-causes-from-some-websites-00681508

 

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA U.S. farmers’ struggles go beyond tariffs, stemming from a combination of soaring input costs (fertilizer, fuel, equipment) against stagnant crop prices, exacerbated by trade wars that disrupt markets, increased debt, insufficient subsidies, labor issues, and policy uncertainty, leading to rising bankruptcies and a crisis for small farms despite government bailouts that critics call a temporary fix.

https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-12-09/u-s-farmers-struggles-run-deeper-than-tariffs

 

Ben, Jerry told to “hand over” Ben & Jerry’s by corporate bigwigs. “This is another attempt to silence the social mission,” co-founder Ben Cohen told the Financial Times. “Standing up for the values of justice, equity, and our shared humanity has never been more important. And…Ben & Jerry’s has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power.”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/ben-jerry-told-to-hand-over-ben-jerrys-by-corporate-big-wigs/

 

# General News / Boat Strikes

‘Cold-Blooded Murder’: US Rights Coalition Sues Trump Over Unlawful Boat Strikes. If the Office of Legal Counsel opinion “seeks to dress up legalese in order to provide cover for the obvious illegality of these serial homicides, the public needs to see this analysis,” said one attorney.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/aclu-trump-boat-strikes

 

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell

Judge orders release of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury records, warns no new information ‘of any consequence’

https://nypost.com/2025/12/09/us-news/nyc-judge-orders-release-of-ghislaine-maxwell-grand-jury-records-warns-no-new-information-of-any-consequence/

 

Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal records from Epstein’s

2019 sex trafficking case. Last week, a judge in Florida approved the unsealing of transcripts from an abandoned Epstein federal grand jury investigation in the 2000s.

https://www.ketv.com/article/epstein-grand-jury-transcripts-unsealed/69685862

 

# Gov / Politics

Ron DeSantis just declared a US civil rights group a foreign terrorist organization, and the backlash immediately promised to deliver a massive blow. In response, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and its Florida chapter said the organization plans to sue DeSantis.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/12/08/desantis-declares-muslim-civil-rights-group-terrorist-organization/

 

Sonia Sotomayor silences Supreme Court chamber with blistering challenge to Trump lawyer. “You’re asking us to destroy the structure of government and to take away from Congress its ability to protect its idea that the government is better structured with some agencies that are independent,” Sotomayor said.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-v-slaughter-2674383338/

 

‘A Clear Breach’: Watchdog Hits FIFA With Ethics Complaint Over Made-Up Trump ‘Peace Prize.’ Multiple rights organizations have slammed FIFA for giving Trump a “peace prize” given what they describe as his “appalling”

human rights record.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-fifa-peace-prize-2674384124

 

Trump Says Ground Attack on Venezuela Imminent—Plus Colombia, Mexico Also in US Crosshairs. “It’s now taken as a given… that Trump is mulling a ground invasion of Venezuela and a dramatic expansion in his bombing campaign with no congressional authorization,” said one critic.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-ground-attack-venezuela

 

Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak.’ In an interview with POLITICO, the president offered no reassurance to America’s allies about Russia and vowed to reshape their politics.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5640105-donald-trump-european-leaders/

 

SCOTUS’s GOP Justices Are About to Hand Trump Way More Power. The court’s right-wing bloc sounds ready to axe independent federal agencies—and the precedents that guard them.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/scotus-roberts-slaughter-ftc-independent-agencies/

 

# Gov / Politics / Global

China issues stern warning against “external interference” after Trump unveils new Taiwan strategy

https://www.tag24.com/world/china/china-issues-stern-warning-against-external-interference-after-trump-unveils-new-taiwan-strategy-3446684

 

Mexico’s Bold Move Stuns the U.S. – Even Canada Didn’t See This Coming!

Electric Vehicles, Tariffs. In this video, we delve into Mexico’s unprecedented move against the U.S., a strategy so unexpected that even Canada was caught off guard. Explore the potential ramifications on North American trade and the automotive industry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LubbJBGyTro

 

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA Twelve FBI agents claim they were targeted for perceived disloyalty to the president, and what cost them their jobs is now the basis of a massive lawsuit https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/twelve-fbi-agents-claim-they-were-targeted-for-perceived-disloyalty-to-the-president-and-what-cost-them-their-jobs-is-now-the-basis-of-a-massive-lawsuit/

 

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits Senate to vote Thursday on GOP health care plan. Health insurance premiums for millions of Americans who get their coverage through ACA are due to rise by double digits next year without action from Congress.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5640985-thune-cassidy-crapo-health-care-bill-vote/

 

Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis Will Hit Hardest States That Cut Their Own Taxes. Twenty-six states that cut or terminated income taxes since

2021 may not have the revenue to continue the programs.

https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts

 

Republicans Have No Healthcare Plan Other Than Stealing From You to Enrich Billionaires. Republicans Will Never Find a Health Care Replacement. The GOP is too wedded to free markets and scornful of the welfare state to ever make anything in health care work.

https://prospect.org/2025/11/18/republicans-will-never-find-health-care-replacement/

 

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology Redfield backs Kennedy’s efforts on vaccines. The former CDC director calls for more vaccine research, and also warns that a bird flu pandemic “is coming” and could be worse than Covid.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/19/redfield-kennedy-vaccines-00204877

 

# Military / War Department

War Department confirms 87 narcoterrorists killed, blasts ‘scummy reporting’ of major news site “If you are a narcoterrorist, no matter what country you’re from, if Venezuela or another country, and you wish to poison the American people, we will hunt you, and we will kill you,” Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson said.

https://justthenews.com/government/security/war-department-confirms-87-narcoterrorists-killed-blasts-scummy-reporting-major

 

F/A-18 Super Hornets were just tracked flying deep inside the Gulf of Venezuela. Openly sending fighters over a gulf bounded by Venezuelan territory on three sides is a new escalation in the pressure campaign against the Maduro regime.

https://www.twz.com/air/f-a-18-super-hornets-were-just-tracked-flying-deep-inside-the-gulf-of-venezuela

 

MQ-28 Ghost Bat Has Fired An AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile. Australia has ordered another six Ghost Bat drones, as it progresses toward an operational capability for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

https://theaviationist.com/2025/12/09/mq-28a-ghost-bat-fires-aim-120-amraam/

 

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence

Hegseth Says Pentagon Project Will Put Artificial Intelligence ‘Into the Hands of Every American Warrior.’ The new website, GenAI.mil, describes the “end state” of the project as “a Joint Force where generative AI is fully integrated as a native capability into every aspect of operations.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/hegseth-ai

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-09

Voices, The Peoples News

December 9, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE Detainee Bruna Ferreira, Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew, Says She ‘Made a Mistake’ in ‘Trusting’ Trump’s White House Secretary
https://thehill.com/immigration/5639048-karoline-leavitt-nephew-mother-detention-controversy/

An immigration judge has ordered the release of the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew after she was arrested by immigration agents last month and threatened with removal from the country.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/bruna-ferreira-karoline-leavitt-ice-released-b2880393.html

More human smugglers arrested coming through Canada, this time from India
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/article_02af8022-5c4d-49d8-8c47-b399ee7d6bbb.html

Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance. As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk
https://people.com/immigrants-approved-for-citizenship-pulled-out-by-officials-at-oath-ceremony-11863779

# Communications / Censorship
Donald Trump’s bizarre post-2021 revenge plot is finally exposed as he targets those that keep everyone honest. The State Department just issued a bizarre internal memo instructing staff to reject visa applications from people who have worked in fact-checking, content moderation, or any other activity the Trump administration labels as “censorship” of Americans’ speech.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/donald-trumps-bizarre-post-2021-revenge-plot-is-finally-exposed-as-he-targets-those-that-keep-everyone-honest/

# Consumer Product Safety
Approximately 210,000 INIU portable power banks made in China have been recalled due to fire and burn hazards; Sold on Amazon. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall after receiving multiple reports of the devices overheating and causing fires, minor burn injuries, and property damage
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/INIU-Recalls-Power-Banks-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Sold-on-Amazon

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Lawmakers advance worrying bill that could have disastrous long-term impacts: ‘It will drive up costs for ratepayers.’ This catastrophic legislation will lock in higher household energy bills, kill American jobs, and kick Americans off health coverage and food assistance.
https://www.evergreenaction.com/blog/senate-gops-updated-megabill-is-still-a-disaster-for-affordability-jobs-and-clean-energy

Paramount Bid for Warner Bros Fueled by Billions in Foreign Money and Jared Kushner’s Private Equity Firm. Yes, reports confirm that Paramount’s recent hostile $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is backed by significant funding from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Abu Dhabi) and Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, aiming to outbid Netflix and create a media giant
https://fortune.com/2025/12/09/kushner-ellison-paramount-apollo-billionaires-netflix-hostile-bid-warner/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
A Deep-Sea Mining Test Carved Up The Seabed. Three Years On, We’re Seeing Devastating Impacts
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedx2p8gnx9o

Nation warns ongoing concern with Atlantic Ocean could be ‘a direct threat … to national security’: ‘Time is running out.’ The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation — known as the AMOC — is a looping system of currents that works like a giant conveyor belt, pulling warm water from the Southern Hemisphere and tropics to the Northern Hemisphere, where it cools, sinks and flows back south.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/climate/iceland-warming-current-amoc-collapse-threat

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA
Wyden Says Trump’s $12 Billion Farmer Bailout Exposes Folly of ‘Destructive Tariff Spree.’ “Donald Trump’s trade war is taxing families, killing markets for our farm goods, and driving farmers into bankruptcy,” said Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden.
https://www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-members-news/wyden-statement-on-bailout-for-famers-crushed-by-trump-tariffs

# General News / Boat Strikes
‘They were civilians’: Experts pounce as new facts emerge about boat strike. Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets. Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling vessels.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/admiral-told-lawmakers-everyone-alleged-drug-boat-was-list-military-ta-rcna247767?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=6934d4933b4ba4000161f613&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired
https://apnews.com/article/trump-strike-video-footage-boat-caribbean-3cf2ca9cbe4523978e935b99c2979caa

Retired General Says Hegseth Boat Strike on Shipwrecked Sailors Was a ‘War Crime.’ “Secretary Hegseth is basically convening everyone to think… this is the kind of thing that happens in war,” said retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling. “It’s not.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5630106-ted-lieu-hegseth-drug-boat-strikes-war-crime/

# Gov / Politics
Trump is using $70K bonuses for one agency’s hiring surge. Dems want to stop him. The hiring of hundreds of new officers will allow Trump to centralize his power in Washington, senators say, though administration suggests the effort is boosting safety.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/12/trump-using-70k-bonuses-hiring-surge-one-agency-democrats-want-stop-him/410017/

Push to ‘reform the government root and branch’ detailed in Trump’s new management agenda. The President’s Management Agenda for Trump’s second term offers fewer specific policy plans than other recent agendas.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/12/push-reform-government-root-and-branch-detailed-trumps-new-management-agenda/410012/

Melania Trump, Olena Zelenska spotlight billion-dollar Russian plot to abduct, indoctrinate Ukrainian kids
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/melania-trump-olena-zelenska-spotlight-200246916.html

Sotomayor claims Trump DOJ is asking Supreme Court to ‘destroy the structure of government’ in FTC firing case. Conservative justices seem to signal support for president over move to fire Democrat Rebecca Slaughter in March
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/supreme-court-trump-power-ftc-slaughter

Trump Is Using National Guard Attack to Collectively Punish Communities of Color. Trump has wreaked collective punishment on immigrants following the shooting of two National Guard members in DC.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-using-national-guard-attack-to-collectively-punish-communities-of-color/

After Gutting Medicaid and SNAP, Mike Johnson Touts $901 Billion Military Budget Plan
https://truthout.org/articles/after-gutting-medicaid-and-snap-mike-johnson-touts-901b-military-budget-plan/

Donald Trump’s Restitution Scheme Is Among the Greatest Heists in US History. Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
* Seeking Federal Funds for Personal Legal Fees
* Wiping Out Restitution for Pardoned Allies
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/donald-trump-prosecution-doj-restitution-theft-january-6-pardons-jack-smith-fbi-raid-230-million/

Rep. Jasmine Crockett enters Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Crockett, a second-term congresswoman, has skyrocketed to fame through viral spats with Republicans and as a frequent presence in the Democratic media ecosystem.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-democratic-primary-2026/

Trump broke his promise to protect a lifeline for 71 million Americans.  Sixty-four million Medicare recipients will see a reduction in their Social Security benefits in 2026 due to Trump’s Medicare price hikes that will cut into their Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), making life more expensive for seniors
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-broke-promise-protect-lifeline-100028147.html

This ‘craven’ act could let GOP keep House majority even if Dems sweep midterms: analysis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/craven-constitutional-loophole-could-let-gop-keep-house-even-if-democrats-win/ar-AA1RXIoA

The Simple, Legal Way Trump Could Steal the Midterms. A little-known section of the Constitution may hold the key to overturning Democratic wins in 2026.
https://newrepublic.com/article/203856/constitutional-trap-trump-steal-midterms

# Gov / Politics / Global
Activists tried to deliver aid to Gaza. They thought that by sharing their journey through social media, they could capture the world’s attention. They were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla.
https://revealnews.org/podcast/global-sumud-flotilla-gaza-israel-aid-blockade/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Trump appointed Alina Habba steps down as acting NJ U.S. attorney.  Habba was recently disqualified from the role after an appeals court found that she was serving unlawfully.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/trump-attorney-new-jersey-lawyer-alina-habba

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
ACA and Medicare for All Polls Reveal Voters Back Publicly Funded Health Care. The Affordable Care Act has received 50 percent or higher approval ratings since 2019
https://www.aol.com/articles/aca-approval-hits-high-gallup-133835283.html

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
NDAA requires Trump spy agencies to declassify intel on COVID-19 origins and Chinese obstruction. The multi-hundred-billion dollar defense bill which funds the U.S. military is now written to prod the U.S. intelligence community into sharing what it knows about COVID-19’s likely emergence from a Chinese government lab in Wuhan, once called a conspiracy theory by politicians and legacy media.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/ndaa-calls-trump-spy-agencies-declassify-intel-covid-19-origins-and-chinese

These health centers are supposed to make care affordable. One has sued patients for as little as $59 in unpaid bills.
https://www.propublica.org/article/federally-qualified-health-centers-unpaid-bills-lawsuits

‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies. Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political allies
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/07/sort-of-blackmail-billions-in-rural-health-funding-hinge-on-states-passing-trumps-policies-00679082

# Military / Militia / DOD / National Guard
‘Brutal, lose-lose situation’: Trump administration may withdraw military from Europe. Analysis warned that, despite “tensions” in Europe intensifying, the Trump administration could shift their troops and military focus to new frontiers.
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-jr-china-military/

House strips its own provision protecting Defense civilians’ union rights from NDAA. Trump’s anti-union executive orders as they pertain to the Pentagon was dropped due to lack of support in the Senate.
https://news.defcros.com/provision-to-protect-dod-civilians-union-rights-removed-from-ndaa/

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Scientists found a crack so massive it will form a new ocean, particularly in the East African Rift Valley (Afar region), that are clear signs of the African continent slowly splitting apart, an ongoing process expected to eventually form a new ocean over millions of years, as magma pushes up and pulls the crust apart, creating fissures like the famous 37-mile one from 2005
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Wgwbu7vsY

# Social Services / Programs
Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis. This fall, Americans got to see what it’s like to go without a safety net for the hungry. President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states. But with 26 having cut or eliminated state income taxes just since 2021, they may not have the money to continue the programs.
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Trump to sign ‘one-rule’ executive order on AI to bypass US state approvals. Trump has vowed to unleash AI competitiveness, but removing state oversight riles members of his Republican Party.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/8/trump-to-sign-one-rule-executive-order-on-ai-to-bypass-us-state-approvals

Watchdog Denounces Trump AI Order Seen as Giveaway to Big Tech Billionaire Buddies Like David Sacks. “David Sacks and Big Tech want free rein to use our children as lab rats for AI experiments and President Trump keeps trying to give it to them.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-ai-executive-order

Elon Musk’s X slammed with $140 million fine in first encounter with sweeping new law: ‘Deceiving users’
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/05/nx-s1-5634694/x-musk-eu-fines

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-07

Voices, The Peoples News

December 7, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
GOP Congressman Asks for Tools to Kill Sea Lions, “Stop Letting Environmental Extremists Get in the Way.” Baumgartner proposed “killing more sea lions to protect more salmon.” (An average sea lion can eat up to 35 lbs. of fish a day.)
https://2paragraphs.com/2025/12/gop-congressman-asks-for-tools-to-kill-sea-lions-stop-letting-environmental-extremists-get-in-the-way/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Melania Trump’s immigration lawyer responds to new citizenship bill. While the bill aims to require all dual nationals to renounce their foreign citizenship or risk losing their American status, it also raises constitutional questions, potential political tensions for the Trump administration, and practical challenges for millions of Americans who maintain ties to other countries.
https://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-could-be-impacted-by-new-citizenship-bill-11143195

A 7-year-old student and his mother were detained by immigration authorities while traveling over the Thanksgiving break, according to the superintendent of Vermont’s Winooski school district.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-nj2i9zP9c

Justice Kavanaugh singled out after video of US citizen being manhandled by DHS goes viral
https://www.rawstory.com/kavanaugh-2674372453/

Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained. “Following the attack, Wilmer was left shaking and dizzy, and at one point his vision went black, yet he was denied medical care for hours,” Murray said. “He was eventually taken to a hospital, where he received stitches for his injuries. He was prescribed antibiotics and additional medication, but the antibiotics were not provided immediately, and the other medication was never provided.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/06/us-senator-ice-attack-dog-horrific-injuries

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump admin sides with Roundup maker at Supreme Court. The administration urges the justices to take up Bayer’s request to kill lawsuits that claim its product caused cancers.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/02/trump-admin-sides-with-roundup-maker-at-supreme-court-00672633

# Employment / Labor / Unions
1.1 million people have been laid off in the US this year — more than any year since the pandemic
https://www.businessinsider.com/layoffs-this-year-1-million-most-since-pandemic-2025-12

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Boomers Are Being Hit With Surprise Subscription Fees Hidden in Utility Bills. These fees are often disguised as “service protection plans,” “green energy add-ons,” or “maintenance programs” that customers never knowingly signed up for
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2025/12/05/10706583_boomers-are-being-hit-with-surprise-subscription-fees-hidden-in-utility-bills.html

# General News / Boat Strikes
Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers
https://www.newsweek.com/report-double-strike-vessel-was-not-bound-for-u-s-sparks-reactions-online-11166875

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Newly Released Photos From Epstein’s ‘Nuclear Bunker’ Mansion Allegedly Reveal How It Was Designed to Make Victims Panic
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/harrowing-democrats-release-new-photos-videos-of-jeffrey-epsteins-island-9746691

All Epstein grand jury files unsealed by Florida judge while Trump watches World Cup Draw: Federal court orders public release of grand jury records in Epstein cases. A federal judge in Florida ordered release of grand jury transcripts in the Epstein and Maxwell cases, citing a new federal transparency law.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/federal-court-orders-public-release-of-grand-jury-records-in-epstein-cases

# Gov / Politics
Supreme Court Set to Consider Trump’s Power to Remove High-Level Bureaucrats. Court ‘Paves Way to Autocracy’ by Upholding Trump’s Independent Agency Firings
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/appeals-court-trump-independent-agency-dismissals/

When Dissent Becomes ‘Domestic Terror.’ The core issue involves the balance between the First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly, and the government’s need to ensure national security and public safety.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/06/15/domestic-terror-law-could-quash-political-dissent-us

‘Thought things would be different’: Mike Johnson grappling with mutiny from weakened GOP
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2674371515/

Rand Paul Takes Aim At Marco Rubio, Claims He Is ‘Secretly Pushing For Regime Change In Venezuela.’ “They seem to forget that war powers belong to Congress, not the president,” Paul added
https://www.latintimes.com/rand-paul-takes-aim-marco-rubio-claims-he-secretly-pushing-regime-change-venezuela-592268

‘Do you even have a country left?!’: Donald Trump’s self obsession reaches a new height and America is going ‘WHAT!’ He is teling America, in his own twisted way, that he is done pretending.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/do-you-even-have-a-country-left-donald-trumps-self-obsession-reaches-a-new-height-and-america-is-going-what/

Trump Voter Goes on CNN and Withdraws His Support Over Trump’s Racism: ‘Not Acceptable by Any Means.’ The backdrop to Fiqy’s decision is unmistakable: during a recent Cabinet meeting, Trump referred to Somali Americans as “garbage,” claimed they “contribute nothing,” and demanded — bluntly — that the United States send them back “where they came from.”
https://beingliberal.substack.com/p/trump-voter-goes-on-cnn-and-withdraws?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3j50y&triedRedirect=true

‘Arrogant, uninformed and anti-American’: Attack levels whole department of Trump’s admin
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-white-house-press/

We’re being lied to while our veterans in Congress remain silent. Comes now the next attempt to push our nation into yet another fabricated war, this time with Venezuela, which just coincidentally happens to have the largest proven reserves of oil on the planet at 303 billion barrels.
https://dailymontanan.com/2025/12/05/montana-were-being-lied-to-while-our-veterans-in-congress-remain-silent/

Bill Gates Unleashes Scathing Attack on Trump: USAID Cuts Spark First Child Death Surge in 50 Years. The report lays bare a grim reality, with experts warning that hundreds of thousands of young lives hang in the balance due to slashed funding for essential health programs in vulnerable nations.
https://www.finance-monthly.com/bill-gates-trump-usaid-child-deaths-2025/

As Trump’s standoff with Maduro deepens, experts warn the next move may force a showdown
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-standoff-maduro-deepens-experts-110053163.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
France and Germany warn Zelensky Trump’s US may betray him and he must be ‘very careful’
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251204-france-and-germany-warn-us-could-betray-ukraine-in-push-for-peace-speigel-reports

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons
As California Limits Water Use, People in Prison Face Punishment for Showering
https://truthout.org/articles/as-california-limits-water-use-people-in-prison-face-punishment-for-showering/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Prosecutors Rest Their Case Against Ex-Hochul Aide After Calling Several Dozen Witnesses
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/prosecutors-rest-their-case-against-ex-hochul-aide-after-calling-several-dozen-witnesses-5954782

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
7 Medicare changes that could end your Social Security in 2026
https://www.aarp.org/medicare/whats-new-in-medicare-2026/

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
A surprising and concerning trend is emerging: appendix cancer is being diagnosed more often, and it’s increasingly affecting people in their 30s, 40s and even younger.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-forgotten-cancer-is-rising-in-young-people-and-experts-are-puzzled

While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/measles-virus-outbreak-spread-genomic-analysis-elimination-status-cdc-rfk-us/

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Ex-JAG officer reveals how Trump’s Pentagon officials breached ‘red line you cannot cross.’ One retired Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) officer says officials in President Donald Trump’s Pentagon may have been aware they were breaking international law when carrying out a controversial strike in September.
https://www.alternet.org/jag-officer-trump-pentagon/

Pentagon rushes to fix challenges in deterring China, including shortage of ships and missiles. More missiles and ships are needed to confront the China challenge. Hegseth has made it a top priority.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/trump-pentagon-faces-challenges-deterring-china-including-shortage-ships-and

A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The warship mistook the fighter jets for Houthi cruise missiles, the investigation shows. One of the fighter jets was shot down. The other barely survived the friendly fire incident.
https://www.aol.com/articles/navy-warship-mistook-us-fighter-190550220.html

# Military / NATO / Global
Staggeringly clear satellite photos show Chinese warship armada massing near Taiwan as invasion fears grow. The brazen display by China in disputed waters only strengthens invasion fears
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15596914/china-warship-armada-near-taiwan-invasion-fears/

Russian Forces Advance as Ukraine Hit by More Than 600 Drone Strikes Overnight. Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack, which triggered air raid alerts across the country
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/06/russia-unleashes-attack-on-ukraine-as-diplomatic-talks-continue/

# NASA / Space
3I/ATLAS ‘spaceship’ triggers wave of global planetary defense drills
https://www.the-express.com/news/space-news/192666/3i-atlas-spaceship-triggers-wave-global-planetary-defense-drills

Giant sunspot on par with the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it’s pointed right at Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d901TmmoVCU
Also: Carrington Event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event

The Sun’s Magnetic Field Is Reversing: The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. Understanding the solar cycle is important for understanding the magnetic field’s reversal.
https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/sun-magnetic-field-flip

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
A Secret Knights Templar Crypt Was Found Beneath A Polish Church — And It Could Contain The Holy Grail
https://allthatsinteresting.com/poland-knights-templar-crypt

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
‘Terrifying’: DOJ sparks alarm as terrorism surveillance scheme takes big leap forward.  “Within 60 days of the issuance of this guidance, the FBI, in coordination with its partners on the JTTFs, shall disseminate an intelligence bulletin on Antifa and Antifa-aligned anarchist violent extremist groups,” including information on their “structure” and “funding.” This memo triggered outrage among a number of analysts.
https://www.rawstory.com/doj-terrorism/

# Social Services / Programs
Trump Social Security chief accused of quietly gutting services. Demand for Trump’s Social Security chief to resign after $30 billion implosion. The advocacy group Social Security Works said beneficiaries of the government’s anti-poverty program for senior citizens should be alarmed that the former executive is now in charge of their crucial benefits.
https://www.alternet.org/frank-bisignano-social-security/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-06

Voices, The Peoples News

December 6, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE arrests Harvard Law professor, he agrees to leave U.S.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5635730-harvard-professor-bb-gun-self-deportation/

US citizen chased by federal agents in New Orleans says she was targeted because ‘I’m brown.’ Masked federal agents chased a 22-year-old woman in New Orleans who said she was targeted because “I’m brown,” according to reports on Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-new-orleans/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Outrage Grows as Trump Admin Quietly Weighs New ‘Tax Windfall for the Biggest Corporations.’ “Apparently the Trump administration thinks the trillions they spent on tax cuts for the wealthy wasn’t enough.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tax-cuts-for-corporations

# Education / Schools
Investigation Reveals How Amazon Is Fleecing Public Schools With ‘Algorithm-Driven Pricing.’ “Public officials should be deeply concerned by what we found.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-school-supplies

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Trump’s Firing of Labor Board Members. A three-judge panel ruled that President Trump’s firings without cause of Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic members on the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board, were lawful.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2025/12/appeals-court-backs-trumps-firings-of-mspb-nlrb-members/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin applies for permit to dump half a million gallons of wastewater in protected lagoon every day: ‘Already fighting for its life’
https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezoss-blue-origin-wants-to-dump-millions-of-gallons-of-waste-into-a-protected-lagoon-2000694583

Scientists sound alarm after making concerning discovery along coast: ‘More worrying picture than previously assumed.’ Researchers have found that critical portions of the North Sea coast are not keeping pace with rising sea levels. Historically considered buffers to storm surges and flooding, many tidal basins in the German Bight no longer have enough sediment to effectively ward off these threats.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/germany-coastal-buffer-sea-level-rise-wadden/

# General News / ‘Arctic Frost’
‘Diseased Temple’: FBI boss reveals criminal investigation into feds who ran Arctic Frost probe. This was the original investigation launched by the FBI in April 2022 into a “multifaceted conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential Election,” which later fell under the purview of Special Counsel Jack Smith
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/satdisease-temple-fbi-boss-reveals-criminal-investigation-feds-who

# General News / Boat Strikes
Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings. Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the International Criminal Court for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-illegal-boat-strikes-recall-dutertes-drug-war-mass-killings/

‘All of Them Constitute Murder,’ Amnesty Says of Trump Boat Bombings. “Congress must take action now to stop the US military from murdering more people in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.”
https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/shipwrecked-or-not-all-these-bombings-are-murder/

NEW: Alleged Drug Boat U.S. Bombed Twice Reportedly Wasn’t Even Heading to the States
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/new-alleged-drug-boat-u-s-bombed-twice-reportedly-wasnt-even-heading-to-the-states/

New CNN reporting on boat strike ‘tells you the Defense Department has been lying to everybody.’ The US military carried out another deadly attack yesterday (Dec.4) on a suspected drug boat as new details emerge about a controversial follow-up strike on a vessel in the Caribbean in September.
https://us.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-boat-strikes-world-cup-12-05-25

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Judge orders unsealing of grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein case
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/05/epstein-grand-jury-docs-ruling-00678755

# Gov / Politics
‘Pretty Explicit White Nationalism’: Trump National Security Strategy Document Leaves Critics Aghast. One critic described the document as “a pretty explicit defense of using the state as a means of enforcing white supremacy.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-national-security-strategy

The Roberts court just helped Trump rig the midterms
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/supreme-court-restored-texas-gerrymandered-congressional-map-redistricting/

Trump’s New National Security Strategy: Focus on building up a larger military presence in the Western Hemisphere, balancing global trade, tightening up border security, and winning the culture war with Europe.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5635890-trump-national-security-strategy/

‘Make it bloody’: Ex-GOP insider predicts Trump’s next move to punish his closest allies: Donald Trump is planning a dramatic change of pace that also represents a return to his roots in an effort to punish his allies, according to a former GOP insider on Friday.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-bloody-firing-rick-wilson/

Donald Trump’s state department just issued a directive that is allegedly a gross violation of free speech, and it involves a secret list of unacceptable job duties
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/05/fact-checkers-and-others-could-be-denied-u-s-visas-under-new-plan/#:~:text=The%20statement%20continued:%20%E2%80%9CIn%20the,and%20Michele%20Kelemen%20contributed%20reporting

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Supreme Court Will Hear Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/05/nx-s1-5619186/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-arguments-in-birthright-citizenship-case

Trump DOJ Sides With Roundup Manufacturer Over Cancer Victims in Supreme Court Case. An attorney at Food & Water Watch said the DOJ sent a “clear message… to sick Americans harmed by toxic pesticides: Trump has Bayer’s back, not theirs.”
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/12/02/trump-admin-sides-with-roundup-maker-at-supreme-court-00672633

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Yet Another Trump Jr.-Backed Company Receives Massive Pentagon Deal. One legal expert said the contract “falls under the cloud of conflicts of interest we have seen throughout this administration.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/donald-trump-jr-pentagon

# NASA / Space
Scientists Discover Massive Spinning Structure in Space — and It’s More Than 5 Million Light-Years Long. This “tornado” or “teacup” of galaxies, located 140 million light-years away, shows coherent rotation, challenging previous ideas and revealing how galaxies get their spin, with the filament funneling material and angular momentum to its galaxies.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/scientists-discover-one-of-our-universes-largest-spinning-structures-a-50-million-light-year-long-cosmic-thread

New Image Shows Signs of Activity on 3I/ATLAS. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS exhibits a bright, extended ion tail while releasing gas and dust as it travels through the inner solar system.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/interstellar-comet-3i-atlass-tail-is-still-growing-new-image-shows

Solar flare pushed Earth’s radiation to 20-year high, creating a “Ground Level Event” (GLE) that briefly spiked radiation at aircraft altitudes (40,000 ft) to ten times normal levels, disrupting radio and GPS, and highlighting risks to aviation during this active solar cycle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXweykDnQCk

# Social Services / Programs
The House of Representatives passed multiple bills targeting the Social Security Administration’s services for potential retirees.
https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-smucker-legislation-strengthen-social-security-and-protect

# Transportation / Shipping
New two wheel drive ban comes into force – and American motorists face $650 fines. AS winter weather rolls in, American motorists driving certain cars are at risk of breaking the law and receiving a massive fine. The law focuses on the exact drivetrain a vehicle has, and if US drivers aren’t on the right setup, it could cost them up to $650.
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/15597526/two-wheel-tread-chain-law-driving-laws/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-05

Voices, The Peoples News

December 5, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
New ‘zoning’ law to force American pet owners to give up their beloved animals. A NEW law is cracking down on a controversial pet procedure – but veterinarians are pushing back. The rule, set to take effect on January 1, will ban pet owners from providing their animals with surgical procedures, except in cases where it’s medically necessary.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15581007/new-pet-owners-law-blasted-vets-unnecessary/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE goons stopped a Florida woman driving to work in hospital scrubs and dragged her out of the car while she screamed she was a US citizen before tackling her to the ground and handcuffing her! Once again, we are presented with clear-cut evidence that ICE thugs do not discriminate when it comes to harassing, abusing, and brutalizing people; US citizen or immigrant, it’s “get thrown to the ground and cuffed like a criminal until we bother looking at your license.”
https://www.newsweek.com/woman-medical-scrubs-us-citizen-being-dragged-car-11155821

DHS crackdown begins in New Orleans: Over 200 CBP and ICE agents have been deployed as a part of so-called “Operation Catahoula Crunch.”
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/03/dhs-launches-operation-catahoula-crunch-new-orleans-targeting-criminal-illegal

Citizenship Requirements to Change For Millions of Americans Under New Bill. The “Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025” would establish that citizens of the United States “shall owe sole and exclusive allegiance to the United States,” according to a text of the bill.
https://www.newsweek.com/dual-citizenship-requirements-millions-americans-new-bill-moreno-11139538
Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025
https://www.moreno.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Exclusive-Citizenship-Act-of-2025.pdf

Noem’s rush to bolster ICE’s members means applicants who can ‘barely read or write’ are being accepted, report says. The Homeland Security Department hopes to hire 10,000 new deportation officers by the end of the year to help in President Donald Trump’s massive immigration crackdown
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-ice-applicants-barely-read-write-b2877758.html

Democratic congressman claims Trump’s ICE is ‘primarily going after innocent people, including US citizens
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democratic-congressman-claims-trumps-ice-200209302.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
In Trump Economy, Holiday Spending Plans Plummet and Layoffs Hit Highest Level Since Covid Pandemic.
The grim data arrive as President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to “aggressively push back” on negative perceptions about his economy.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-economy-holiday-spending

Dem plots to take $175B from Trump ‘slush fund’ to tackle the ‘number one issue’ of 2026: Rep. Gomez.  “The housing crisis as the biggest issue the country is facing not only this year, but last year and in the year ahead too.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-big-bill-2674365731/

Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Wednesday argued that Americans have lost trust in major institutions because powerful executives routinely avoid consequences for their failures, saying “poor people” are “the only people who pay the price for being wrong in this culture.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/palantir-ceo-says-poor-people-005525000.html

# Education / Schools
Trump’s Education Department transfers illegal, Senate Dems say. The senators blasted the move as “outrageous,” and “illegal,” saying it circumvented appropriations law — which is how Congress exercises its power of the purse — and would “jeopardize the funding and support that tens of millions of students, teachers, and families across the country rely on.”
https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/trumps-education-department-transfers-illegal-us-senate-dems-say,169652

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘If I had a job I wouldn’t be looking’: Man gets rejected by job recruiter because they’re not looking to hire someone who’s unemployed
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/if-i-had-a-job-i-wouldnt-be-looking-man-gets-rejected-by-job-recruiter-because-theyre-not-looking-to-hire-someone-whos-unemployed/

After Congress paused layoffs, 1,000 feds still facing dismissals are seeking court intervention. The Trump administration says the blanket RIF moratorium does not apply at five agencies.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/12/after-congress-paused-layoffs-1000-feds-still-facing-dismissals-are-seeking-court-intervention/409949/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Energy News Roundup: U.S. oil output rose to record high in September
https://www.oedigital.com/news/532964-eia-data-show-that-us-oil-production-reached-a-record-high-in-september

Revenues from energy production at $14.6B for 2025. Energy production on federal lands and waters and in U.S. tribal areas generated $14.61 billion in government revenues in the 2025 fiscal year
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_9d0eb736-7a0b-4263-a1f6-961f3306b6e2.html

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA
Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from states led by Democrats if they don’t provide recipient data
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-says-it-will-withhold-snap-from-states-led-by-democrats-if-they-dont-provide-recipient-data

# General News / Boat Strikes
Top Dem Says Video of Military ‘Attacking Shipwrecked Sailors’ Among ‘Most Troubling Things’ He Has Ever Seen. “Two individuals in clear distress, without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, were killed by the United States.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-briefing-congress-venezuela-alleged-drug-boats/

UN Experts Say Those Ordering and Carrying Out US Boat Strikes Should Be ‘Prosecuted for Homicide.’ “US military attacks on alleged drug traffickers at sea,” said two human rights experts, “are grave violations of the right to life and the international law of the sea.”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/politics/us-military-second-strike-caribbean

Rand Paul Releases Coast Guard Data Showing 1 in 5 Boats Had No Drugs — Raising New Questions in Hegseth ‘Second-Strike’ Scandal. Roughly 20% of vessels boarded on suspicion of drug trafficking had no drugs on board in the year before the U.S. military carried out its now-controversial boat strikes in the Caribbean.
https://local.newsbreak.com/the-coffman-chronicle-358564907/4379507704454-rand-paul-releases-coast-guard-data-showing-1-in-5-boats-had-no-drugs-raising-new-questions-in-hegseth-second-strike-scandal

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Author Andrew Lownie Defends Source Who Claimed ‘Jeffrey Epstein Introduced Donald Trump to Wife Melania’ — Even After Being Forced to Cut Allegation Out of Book
https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-author-andrew-lownie-defends-201354625.html

# Gov / Politics
Classified Report Concludes Defense Secretary’s Signal Messages Were a Safety Risk to U.S. Personnel
https://thedebrief.org/classified-report-concludes-defense-secretarys-signal-messages-were-a-safety-risk-to-u-s-personnel/

‘Somebody’s Getting Rich’: Senator Suggests Trump Pardon Spree Is Yet Another Grift. “There’s clearly a whole group of people around him that are making millions of dollars, and they’re handing out favors to folks in the form of pardons,” said Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dem-senator-raises-alarm-trump-055214769.html

Palantir CEO says ‘poor people’ are ‘the only people who pay the price for being wrong in this culture’
https://www.aol.com/articles/palantir-ceo-says-poor-people-005525000.html

Leaked memo exposes MAGA’s ‘authoritarian’ targeting of key government agency. The move prompts fears the data will be sent to ICE to further the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/us-veterans-affairs-database-immigration

House exodus threatens Johnson’s grip on power as over 40 members head for exit. Over 40 House members plan to exit Congress this year, posing risks to Speaker Mike Johnson’s narrow majority and reflecting a wider trend driven by safety worries, reduced civility and dwindling enthusiasm for the job.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/reporters-notebook-house-exodus-threatens-161909334.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel Is Quietly Expanding Its Occupation of Gaza Under Cover of “Ceasefire.” For us here in Gaza, this “ceasefire” is a fiction. The bombing has continued as Israel moves its Yellow Line.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-is-quietly-expanding-its-occupation-of-gaza-under-cover-of-ceasefire/

Israel Is Quietly Expanding Its Occupation of Gaza Under Cover of ‘Ceasefire.’ For us here in Gaza, this “ceasefire” is a fiction. The bombing has continued as Israel moves its Yellow Line.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-is-quietly-expanding-its-occupation-of-gaza-under-cover-of-ceasefire/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Barack Obama suggests military ‘resistance’ pushing back on ‘politicization’ of the Justice Department. The former president joined several Democratic figures arguing President Trump politicized the military
https://www.foxnews.com/media/barack-obama-suggests-military-resistance-pushing-back-politicization-justice-department

Supreme Court Rules 6–3 on Texas Election Map challenged as racially discriminatory
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/supreme-court-allows-texas-to-use-redistricting-map-challenged-as-racially-discriminatory/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Millions of Republicans on Obamacare want enhanced subsidies extended. Most Hill Republicans don’t
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5634256-gop-health-care-plans-frustration/

Most on Affordable Care Act Exchange Can’t Afford Even Modest Increases in Health Costs. Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on whether to extend tax credits for people on the health exchange.
https://truthout.org/articles/poll-most-on-aca-exchange-cant-afford-even-modest-increases-in-health-costs/

# Medical Recalls / Alerts
FDA Recalls Blood Pressure Drugs.  The recall affects various strengths of prazosin capsules manufactured by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, with expiration dates between 2025 and 2026. Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) Recalls (Valsartan, Losartan, and Irbesartan)
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-updates-and-press-announcements-angiotensin-ii-receptor-blocker-arb-recalls-valsartan-losartan

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Hegseth broke rules, DODIG concludes, even though he said Yemen strike details were ‘safe to declassify.’
Inspector general’s Signalgate report arrives two months after SecDef alleged the office had been “weaponized.”
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/12/hegseth-broke-rules-dodig-concludes-even-though-he-said-yemen-strike-details-were-safe-declassify/409942/

Hegseth Ousted Admiral Who Objected to Boat Strikes Under His Command. Hegseth reportedly told the admiral: “When you get an order … don’t ask questions.” Hegseth forced out US Navy admiral who had legal concerns over Trump’s drug boat strikes. The departure of Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of U.S. Southern Command, has stunned lawmakers and military experts
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-drug-boats-navy-admiral-b2877882.html

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
When Egyptian archaeologists opened three 4,000-year-old rock-cut tombs, they found rare artifacts untouched by looters. Venom expert, chief palace physician, chief dentist, and director of medicinal plants were also likely on his resume.
https://www.popsci.com/science/ancient-egypt-magician-tomb/

Scientist makes first-of-its-kind discovery on remote mountain range: ‘It was incredible.’  This never-before-seen bee was dubbed the Lucifer bee after the Netflix show.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/lucifer-bee-australia-new-species/

# Science /  Science Engineers / Chemistry / Research
Scientists discover ‘magical’ material that’s stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum — and its potential is dizzying
https://discussion.fool.com/t/scientists-discover-magical-material-that-s-stronger-than-steel-and-lighter-than-aluminum/97795

Scientists discover unbelievable use for substance hidden in pomegranate trees. Here’s hoping that pomegranate proves to be the fruit of clean energy’s future.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/punicin-lithium-extraction-pomegranate-trees/

# Transportation / Shipping
Two Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump from the National Transportation Safety Board and U.S. Surface Transportation Board accused the administration on Thursday of discriminating against them as part of a pattern of dismissing Black leaders across the government.
https://apnews.com/article/ntsb-stb-discrimination-primus-brown-trump-8a5522b403598801ee51f57fea81d6c7

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-04

Voices, The Peoples News

December 4, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE Targets Somalis in Minneapolis as Trump Calls Them “Garbage.” “When they come from hell and they complain and do nothing but bitch, we don’t want them,” Trump said. US president’s xenophobic rant comes amid reports of ramped-up deportation efforts in Ilhan Omar’s district
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/trump-somali-immigrants-minnesota

Activists Are Forming Watch Groups And Using Whistles And Car Horns to Monitor Immigration Enforcement, Alert Neighbors
https://lapublicpress.org/2025/11/la-ice-bystanders-help-immigration/

# Drugs / Trafficking
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Critics Warn “Trump Accounts” Won’t Address Most Families’ Needs. The program is “another giveaway to the richest Americans that leaves everyone else further behind,” one critic said.
https://truthout.org/articles/critics-warn-trump-accounts-wont-address-most-families-needs/

Senator Elizabeth Warren has stated that the demise of the IRS Direct File program for the 2026 tax season will result in “huge profits” for tax preparation companies and cause Americans to be “ripped off” with higher prices.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/12/49178006/elizabeth-warren-has-a-prophecy-about-the-2026-tax-season-says-demise-of-direct-file-means-huge-profits-for-some-and-americans-getting-ripped-off

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants / Global
In ‘Historic Victory’ for Oceans, Norway Pauses Controversial Deep-Sea Mining Plans. “We will not let this industry destroy the unique life in the deep sea, not in the Arctic, nor anywhere else,” one campaigner said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/norway-deep-sea-mining-2674367383

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
‘Truth Is Not a Fireable Offense’: Former EPA Staffers File Legal Challenge Over Terminations by Trump
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2025/12/fired-epa-employees-challenge-agency-alleging-free-speech-violations/

# General News / Boat Strikes
Pete Hegseth Finds His Fall Guy. The defense secretary is doing everything he can to avoid blame for the September 2 boat strikes that have been likened to a “war crime.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/pete-hegseth-admiral-bradley/

Congressmen Unveil Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Block Trump War on Venezuela. “No conflict for oil, no armed intervention, no war with Venezuela!” said Rep. Jim McGovern.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5632671-trump-venezuela-military-resolution/amp/

A US strike on a suspected drug boat has the military in the hot seat. Its own law of war manual explains why
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-strike-suspected-drug-boat-223031473.html

# Gov / Politics
How Trump family business ventures stand to directly benefit the President. New York Times reporter Eric Lipton says the Trump family businesses, including their crypto company, are capitalizing on the President’s position, and creating unprecedented conflicts of interest.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5388474/how-trump-family-business-ventures-stand-to-directly-benefit-the-president

Hegseth continues facing scrutiny over boat strikes, Signal messages
https://www.today.com/video/hegseth-faces-scrutiny-for-military-plans-shared-in-signal-chat-253682245736

Justice Department Sues Six Additional States for Failure to Provide Voter Registration Rolls
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-six-additional-states-failure-provide-voter-registration-rolls

Rand Paul Set To Join Dems To Force Trump To Go Through Congress If He Wants To Declare War Against Venezuela
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5632671-trump-venezuela-military-resolution/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons
Chicago promoted two police officers after investigators found they engaged in sexual misconduct
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-police-department-sexual-misconduct-promotions

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
Trump team weighs disability cuts up to 20% and what it means: Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers. After reporting by ProPublica and other publications, the administration is dropping an effort that could have led 830,000 people, disproportionately blue-collar workers in red states, to lose eligibility for Social Security disability payments.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-social-security-disability-cuts

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
Potentially Deadly Infant Illness Reported in 18 States. The FDA and CDC said they are investigating the multistate outbreak with the help of state officials and other partners. Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula (November 2025). Do not use recalled ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.
https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-infant-formula-november-2025

# NASA / Space
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Appears To Be Experiencing “Cryovolcanism”, And Is Eerily Similar To Objects In The Outer Solar System
https://www.iflscience.com/interstellar-comet-3iatlas-appears-to-be-experiencing-cryovolcanism-and-is-eerily-similar-to-objects-in-the-outer-solar-system-81758

NASA has stunned the world with newly analyzed data from Voyager 2 — one of the most extraordinary spacecraft ever launched by humanity. Decades after leaving our solar system, Voyager 2 continues to deliver discoveries that challenge what we thought we knew about the cosmos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyR9v3yw_oc

# Social Services / Programs
Chairman Comer Launches Investigation into Massive Fraud in Minnesota’s Social Services System on Governor Walz’s Watch
https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-launches-investigation-into-massive-fraud-in-minnesotas-social-services-system-on-governor-walzs-watch/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Faces Reckoning for Assisting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza. The tech giant could face legal liability for aiding and abetting “atrocity crimes” in Palestine, legal groups say.
https://truthout.org/articles/microsoft-faces-reckoning-for-assisting-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-12-03

Voices, The Peoples News

December 3, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Proposed Bill to End Dual Citizenship Would Force First Lady and Son Barron to Choose or Lose U.S. Status. According a book about Melania Trump, it was essential for the first lady that Barron spoke Slovenian and held a Slovenian passport, in addition to an American one
https://www.latintimes.com/proposed-bill-end-dual-citizenship-would-force-first-lady-son-barron-choose-lose-us-status-592137

Republican Files Bill to Eliminate Dual Citizenship, Force Renunciations. The legislation directs the secretary of state to create a database on people with multiple citizenships.
https://www.moreno.senate.gov/press-releases/new-moreno-bill-to-outlaw-dual-citizenship/

‘Monday Afternoon Massacre’: Trump Fires 8 Immigration Judges in NYC. “The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the ‘deportation judges’ they want,” said one policy expert.
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/monday-afternoon-massacre-trump-administration-ousts-8-new-york-immigration-judges-amid-migrant-crackdown-11764644966236.html

6-year-old missing after ICE arrested him and his dad and shipped them off to separate facilities. “He said to me, ‘I did what they said I should do. I came in for this check-in.’ And yet they arrested him and his son,” Spector said. Homeland Security denied these claims
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/news/2025/12/03/father-and-6-year-old-son-allegedly-detained-and-separated-by-ice

# Drugs / Trafficking
Former Top DEA Official Says Trump’s Campaign Against Drug Traffickers Is a ‘Charade’: ‘Based on Hypocrisy’
https://www.latintimes.com/former-top-dea-official-says-trumps-campaign-against-drug-traffickers-charade-based-592131

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Abbott asks Treasury Department to suspend Islam group’s tax-exempt status. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took more action Tuesday against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
https://texasscorecard.com/federal/abbott-asks-treasury-secretary-to-suspend-islamic-groups-tax-exempt-status/

# Education / Schools
New online portal to track universities’ foreign funding live in 2026. Starting in January, American universities can more easily report foreign funding, according to the Department of Education.
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-new-and-improved-portal-universities-report-foreign-funding

# Employment / Labor / Global
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/monterrey-mexico-air-quality-industrial-pollution

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA
‘No data, no money’: USDA says states who don’t hand over info will lose SNAP funding. The administration is seeking the names and immigration status of the aid recipients.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/trump-admin-may-pull-snap-funds-from-democratic-states-that-refuse-to-share-data#google_vignette

# General News / Boat Strikes
Second US Strike on Boat Attack Survivors Was Illegal—But Experts Stress That the Rest Were, Too. “It is blatantly illegal to order criminal suspects to be murdered rather than detained,” said one human rights leader.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-drug-boat

Russian Oil Tanker Struck In Aerial Attack Hundreds Of Miles From Ukraine. Ukraine denies involvement in the third reported attack on Russian-connected tankers in the Black Sea since Friday, but has claimed responsibility for the rest.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/2/russian-tanker-struck-off-turkiye-as-ukraine-targets-shadow-fleet

Former Top Pentagon Lawyer Says Hegseth’s Finger-Pointing After Boat Survivor Killings Won’t Work: ‘I Don’t See It Playing Out Well’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/former-top-pentagon-lawyer-says-hegseths-finger-pointing-after-boat-survivor-killings-wont-work-i-dont-see-it-playing-out-well/

Admiral Stavridis on alleged drug boat strike: ‘It simply screams for a significant, unbiased, bipartisan investigation’
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/world/video/ac360stavridisvenezuela

‘No conceivable legal justification’: Trump administration’s defense of Caribbean strike raises serious questions about what really happened
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/no-conceivable-legal-justification-trump-administrations-defense-of-caribbean-strike-raises-serious-questions-about-what-really-happened/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump slapped with massive lawsuit alleging ‘Epstein-identical’ trafficking operation
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674362253/

# Gov / Politics
White House Claims Trump ‘Has the Authority to Kill’ Survivors of Boat Strikes. One legal expert called the press secretary’s remarks “painful” to watch and warned of “how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US service members.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-the-law-says-about-killing-survivors-of-a-boat-strike-according-to-experts

Trump says he has revoked Biden’s autopen pardons: But can he do it? Legal experts say there is no basis in the US Constitution for a president to revoke pardons.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/3/trump-says-he-has-revoked-bidens-autopen-pardons-but-can-he-do-it

Swalwell Says Some U.S. Troops Privately Told Him They’re Ready to “Check” President Trump. Swalwell argued that the Biden-era balance of power—Congress versus the presidency and the courts—has eroded, and said some service members now believe their own oath to the Constitution effectively makes them a backstop if the political branches fail.
https://www.newsbreak.com/fort-worth-llc-333211895/4376704659475-swalwell-says-some-u-s-troops-privately-told-him-they-re-ready-to-check-president-trump

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin Announces New Territory Claim
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/2/russia-ukraine-war-live-trumps-envoy-witkoff-to-meet-putin

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons
WA police departments back diversion to get people help instead of jail. On Monday, the Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee heard from some members of law enforcement voicing support for pre-arrest diversion programs.
https://www.everettpost.com/state-news/watch-wa-police-departments-back-diversion-to-get-people-help-instead-of-jail/

Prisoner release bills pushed by retiring congressional lawmakers. Aging or rehabilitated prisoners should be released sooner into society to save taxpayers’ money. “When the FIRST STEP Act was signed into law last year, it represented monumental bipartisan reform to our prison system. Today’s bill builds upon that momentum because it promotes fairness in the implementation of Good Conduct Time.”
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-prison-reform-for-elderly-offenders

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
A $1.8 billion fraud CEO was sentenced for seven years in prison, Trump’s stunning intervention makes mockery of the entire justice system
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/a-1-8-billion-fraud-ceo-was-sentenced-for-seven-years-in-prison-trumps-stunning-intervention-makes-mockery-of-the-entire-justice-system/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
‘We Must Stop Tinkering Around the Edges’: Van Hollen Makes Case for Medicare for All Amid ACA Fight. “Yes, let’s extend the ACA tax credits to prevent a huge spike in healthcare costs for millions,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen. “Then, let’s finally create a system that puts your health over corporate profits.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/van-hollen-medicare-for-all

Johnson: Democrats ‘broke the system’ of U.S. health care. Republican leaders in Congress remain firmly opposed to any health care plan that renews the pandemic-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_453978ed-59d8-4d20-bbf9-58308c67c559.html

# Medical / Biologicals / Science / Research / Technology
Multiple Child Deaths Linked to COVID Vaccination: FDA
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/11/29/nx-s1-5624998/fda-vaccines-covid-children-safety

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Lawmakers warn Hegseth may have committed war crimes following second-strike report
Democrats and even some Republicans said Hegseth’s orders may have been illegal if a report on his commands to kill survivors of a boat attack are true. “This is murder,” said one legal expert.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/war-crimes-hegseth-venezuela-strikes-00671160?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

# NASA / Space
NASA Spots a Mysterious Object Racing 1 Million Miles per Hour — And It May Be Exiting the Milky Way. identified as CWISE J1249, moving at approximately one million miles per hour, which is likely a low-mass star or brown dwarf on an escape trajectory from the Milky Way
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/nasa-spots-a-mysterious-object-racing-1-million-miles-per-hour-and-it-may-be-exiting-the-milky-way

# Social Services / Programs
Trump Admin Aims to Cut Down Office Visits in Latest Attack on Social Security. About 7,000 workers have already been cut from the agency, leading to understaffed field offices and overwhelmed phones.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-aims-to-cut-down-office-visits-in-latest-attack-on-social-security/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Something Grim Is Happening to Kids Who Got Cell Phones Early.  “When you give your kid a phone, you need to think of it as something that is significant for the kid’s health.” New research conducted by scientists from UC Berkeley and Columbia University found that children 12 years old and younger who received one of these devices were at a higher risk of depression, obesity, and sleep deprivation.
https://futurism.com/health-medicine/grim-happenings-kids-smartphones

Sam Altman Is Suddenly Terrified, He just declared a “code red.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-code-red

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-08-11

Voices, The Peoples News

August 11, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Researchers baffled by sudden, disturbing behavior of birds: “We’re talking about a near-complete breeding failure,” Ryan Burnett, Sierra Nevada director at Point Blue and a co-author of the report, told the outlet.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-down-314855763/4167450559733-researchers-baffled-by-sudden-disturbing-behavior-of-birds-we-re-talking-about-a-near-complete-failure

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
U.S. Border Patrol Detained U.S. Citizens for Speaking Spanish in Montana. Speaking Spanish is not against the law. In fact, there is no official language in the United States — Americans speak hundreds of different languages.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/us-border-patrol-detained-us-citizens-speaking/feed

New York City to close last migrant hotel. “It’s killed a lot of the business in this neighborhood. I would much rather see the Row filled with tourists who are supporting business rather than migrants who are draining it.”
https://nypost.com/2025/08/09/us-news/nyc-to-shut-down-last-migrant-hotel-after-shelling-out-170-million-to-crime-ridden-shelter/

ICE Contractor Locked a Mother and Her Baby in a Hotel Room for Five Days. Valentina Galvis’s case raises questions about the types of facilities being turned into de facto detention centers as the Trump administration ramps up its deportation campaign.
https://www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts/immigration/2025/ice-detention-sonesta-ohare-airport-hotel-chicago/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-half-industries-already-shedding-171804971.html

‘Frightening’: CEOs ‘really uncomfortable’ with Trump’s threats against business leaders. The business world is now starting to speak out against President Donald Trump’s hostile attitude toward CEOs who don’t do what he likes.
https://www.alternet.org/ceos-trump-threats/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Hundreds cheer Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego as Democrats take offensive against Trump’s tax bill
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/hundreds-cheer-arizona-sen-ruben-gallego-democrats-offensive-124514397

‘1929 all over again’: Trump warns of new ‘great depression’ if judges overturn tariffs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-warns-great-depression-courts-173140515.html

‘This is so dangerous’: Trump’s efforts to ‘make us all poorer’ shock former GOP lawmaker
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2673873509/

Why are Trump supporters claiming he wants to crash the US stock market? Some MAGA followers are spreading an unsubstantiated theory related to the cost of the US national debt.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/17/why-are-trump-supporters-claiming-he-wants-to-crash-the-us-stock-market

Trump panics over ‘radical court’ ruling against him: ‘It would be impossible to recover!’ President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at what he called a “radical left court,” voicing fears that his sweeping tariffs could be overturned as federal judges continue to litigate his authority on the matter.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2673869943/

# Education / Schools
How Columbia’s Leadership Refashioned the University in Trump’s Image. Columbia University President Claire Shipman said the school retained full independence, but it gave in to virtually all of Trump’s demands.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/07/columbia-gaza-student-protests-expulsions-trump/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data
https://theconversation.com/bureau-of-labor-statistics-tells-the-us-whats-up-with-the-economy-trump-firing-its-top-official-may-undercut-trust-in-its-data-262673

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. Frustrated by oil companies withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.
https://northdakotamonitor.com/2025/08/11/north-dakota-oil-gas-oversight-mineral-rights/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Planetary / Earth
We’re ‘normalizing a level of disaster that a few years ago we were horrified by,’ says climate author
https://www.newsbreak.com/cnn-510076/4164330856302-we-re-normalizing-a-level-of-disaster-that-a-few-years-ago-we-were-horrified-by-says-climate-author

The Global Threat of Rising Sea Levels and the Cities at Risk. The threat of rising sea levels has been an evolving global paranoia from America to Asia; during the 20th century, it was merely a discussion, a ‘what if’ – now experts deem it to be not ‘if’, but ‘when.’
https://www.newsbreak.com/animals-around-the-globe-312249899/4168099425785-the-global-threat-of-rising-sea-levels-and-the-cities-at-risk

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
President Donald Trump’s big bill, which he signed into law in July, would cut roughly $186 billion from SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-bill-would-cut-186b-from-snap-hitting-42-million-people/ar-AA1KbCSt

‘Stop the rhetoric’: Fourth generation farmer rips Trump economy in scathing rebuke
https://www.alternet.org/trump-economy-farmers/

Rats! More than 100,000 acres of almond orchards across Central California are infested
https://www.aol.com/news/rats-more-100-000-acres-011611628.html

Confronting the Rodent Crisis: Challenges and Interventions for Almond Growers
https://californiaagnet.com/2025/08/08/confronting-the-rodent-crisis-challenges-and-interventions-for-almond-growers/

# General News / Gaza
‘Trump lit the match’: Ex-insider says president set stage for ‘brutal’ attack: “This was the largest aerial assault on Kyiv since the war began — and it didn’t happen in a vacuum. It was greenlit. It was enabled. It was part of a chain reaction — triggered from the Oval Office,” he said. According to Parnas, it all began when “Trump lifted key sanctions on Russian military-financing banks just days ago,” which freed “up the cash Putin needed to escalate his war.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4089646267452-trump-lit-the-match-ex-insider-says-president-set-stage-for-brutal-attack

Gaza Isn’t the First Genocide the US Has Denied — and Abetted. From Guatemala to East Timor to Yemen, the US has a pattern of obfuscating and aiding crimes against humanity. Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.”
https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-isnt-the-first-genocide-the-us-has-denied-and-abetted/

Trump got into a shouting match with Netanyahu after Israeli PM denied pictures of starving Gazans were real
https://www.aol.com/trump-got-shouting-match-netanyahu-210424509.html

U.S. Islamic leaders urge Muslim-majority nations to take action to end Gaza conflict
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/08/nx-s1-5496533/u-s-islamic-leaders-urge-muslim-majority-nations-to-take-action-to-end-gaza-conflict

# General News / Epstein
‘Appalling’: Epstein survivor says Trump admin’s ‘horrific lack of justice’ is ‘backfiring’
https://www.alternet.org/epstein-survivor-trump/

‘Rigged’: Former Trump lawyer predicts he will throw ‘someone under the bus’ over Epstein. Former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, said Sunday the president “doesn’t care” if people think he is hiding something about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rigged-former-trump-lawyer-predicts-he-will-throw-someone-under-the-bus-over-epstein/ar-AA1KfWNc?ocid=Peregrine

Jeffrey Epstein’s Butler Says ‘There’s No Way He Killed Himself’ in Shocking Interview: ‘He Loved Life Too Much’
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/08/jeffrey-epstein-butler-18-years-valdson-cotrin/

Vance Unwittingly Gives MAGA New Ammo for Epstein Files Obsession
https://www.thedailybeast.com/vance-unreleased-epstein-files-may-be-shielding-democrats/

Judge denies DOJ bid to unseal grand jury material in Ghislaine Maxwell case. The judge said the public would learn virtually nothing new from the documents and “would come away feeling disappointed and misled.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/11/ghislaine-maxwell-grand-jury-material-ruling-00502702

# Gov / Politics
‘Former Russian America’: Ex-Trump adviser tells CNN that for Putin, Alaska is next best thing to Moscow for summit. ‘If Ukraine agrees to a ceasefire here, it’s agreeing to its new border with Russia, effectively,’ John Bolton says
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-alaska-john-bolton-b2804856.html

‘Need to vote on it’: GOP rep gives Mike Johnson ultimatum on bill to stop ‘profiteering’
https://www.alternet.org/chip-roy-bill/

Trump’s Ultimatum to Republicans Sparks Shutdown Fears. Donald Trump is publicly bullying Mike Johnson—and the rest of the GOP—on the spending bill.
https://newrepublic.com/post/186118/trump-ultimatum-johnson-republicans-spending-bill-government-shutdown

‘Wives, golf, and votes’: Dem governor flags evidence of Trump’s ‘cheating’
https://www.rawstory.com/jb-pritzker-trump-cheating/

Tulsi Gabbard hammers James Clapper, revealing Russia hoax wasn’t his first major deception. Gabbard detailed an instance in which the former DNI ‘weaponized’ info that helped get people killed.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-hammers-james-clapper-revealing-russia-hoax-wasnt-his-first-major-deception

‘Moral rot’: Veteran says America is becoming ‘a greed-driven empire’ under Trump. “As a retired U.S. Air Force officer, I firmly believe in civilian control of our military. This country should be a nation of laws, not of special interests, oligarchs or kings.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-retired-military-moral-rot/

Former attorney general says FBI can’t return Texas lawmakers who fled state. Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday the FBI does not have jurisdiction to return Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5445399-eric-holder-fbi-does-not-have-jurisdiction-texas-lawmakers/

Miami Republican Slams Cuban Govt. Over Documents Exposing Billions In Hidden Reserves: ‘Not Only Murderous And Cruel.’ “We will use all the diplomatic and legal tools available to freeze the regime’s assets,” said Rep. Carlos Gimenez
https://www.latintimes.com/miami-republican-slams-cuban-govt-over-documents-exposing-billions-hidden-reserves-not-only-588154

Paxton seeks to remove 13 Texas Democrats from their seats. Abbott’s legal challenge an “unprecedented request” to remove an elected member of the Texas House of Representatives using the judiciary.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-ag-files-lawsuit-seeking-to-remove-13-state-democrats-from-office/

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth reposts video that says women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Progressive evangelical group says ideas shared by pastors and amplified by defense secretary are ‘very disturbing’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/pete-hegseth-video-pastors-women-voting

Red state governor shuts down Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps
https://www.alternet.org/trump-red-state-governor/

Sanders: US run by ‘extremely greedy people’ who ‘want it all’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ-5uw3xtd8

‘Disproportionate’ and ‘extreme’: DC officials protest Trump’s policing incursion. The mayor and the majority of the city council have still not commented on the move.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/disproportionate-and-extreme-dc-officials-protest-trumps-policing-incursion-00500931

An important way to fight Trump fascism. You can organize it. Taking a stand against Trump’s emerging police state is not just about immigration and community. It’s a stand against fascism.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-you-and-your-neighbors-can-become

Rep. Hamadeh meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, presses for normalization with Israel. “This historic step marks the first time an American official has shuttled between Jerusalem and Damascus in decades,” Hamadeh’s office says
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/rep-hamadeh-meets-syrian-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-advocates-action-several

Trump Orders State Department to Overlook International Human Rights Abuses. The State Department was told to cut from its human rights reports info on election integrity, corruption, and the expulsion of refugees.
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/08/trump-orders-state-department-to-overlook-international-human-rights-abuses/

Hegseth reposts video featuring pastors against women’s voting rights
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/08/hegseth-reposts-video-featuring-pastors-against-womens-voting-rights/

Trump Sends FBI Agents to Patrol the Streets of DC at Night
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-sends-120-fbi-agents-dc-crime-crackdown-threat-report-2111498

Lone Maryland GOP congressman warns redistricting could cut White House ties for entire state
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lone-maryland-gop-congressman-warns-140033324.html

Dangerous nostalgia: Trump wants to turn back time
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5443762-dangerous-nostalgia-trump-wants-to-turn-back-time/

Texas Gov. Warns Dems He’ll Keep Calling Special Sessions To Redistrict The State: ‘They’re Not Going To Come Back Until 2027 Or 2028’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/greg-abbott-texas-redistricting-special-sessions-00499440

Texas humiliated after asking Illinois to help them bring back ‘rogue legislators’ who called its bluff
https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/texas-humiliated-after-asking-illinois-to-help-them-bring-back-rogue-legislators-who-called-its-bluff/

Vance says UK and US have ‘disagreements’ over Gaza, as he confirms Trump does not back Palestinian state recognition – as it happened
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/us-has-no-plans-to-recognise-palestinian-state-vance-says-on-uk-trip

# Gov / Politics / Global
Netanyahu’s chilling 10-word statement when asked if he’s committing genocide in Gaza: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a stark 10-word response when confronted about allegations that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza. “We basically could have eliminated the entire population of Gaza,” the prime minister declared during a rare exclusive interview with Fox News’ Bill Hemmer that aired Thursday.
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/179791/israel-gaza-genocide-netanyahu-response

Analysis-As Gaza faces starvation, reluctant Germany starts to curb support for Israel
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/analysis-gaza-faces-starvation-reluctant-070403684.html

Brazil’s President Says Tariff Talks with Trump Are Pointless: ‘I Won’t Humiliate Myself’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5442347-lula-trump-trade-brazil-tariffs/

Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s decision to occupy Gaza City
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5443636-saudi-arabia-calls-for-gaza-peace/

Mexican president rejecting U.S. crackdown on drug cartels
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/world/americas/mexico-trump-military-cartels.html

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu’s new Gaza plan, demand release of hostages
https://www.politico.eu/article/protesters-in-israel-march-against-netanyahus-plan-to-escalate-gaza-war/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Cop sent intimate texts and watched TikToks while suspect died in back of his car, lawsuit alleges
https://people.com/oregon-cop-allegedly-scrolled-tiktok-as-man-suffered-from-overdose-in-police-car-lawsuit-11788092

Texas Prison Guards Routinely Use Tear Gas on Incarcerated Women. It Must Stop. I have been repeatedly subjected to chemical weapons. It’s torture by another name.
https://truthout.org/articles/texas-prison-guards-routinely-use-tear-gas-on-incarcerated-women-it-must-stop/

‘He’s dangerous to them’: Trump reportedly scrambling to ‘muzzle’ a ‘rogue’ FBI official. The meeting at JD Vance’s residence about the notorious Epstein files was actually about silencing a key FBI official, according to a former insider.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rogue-fbi-official-dangerous/

‘These Regimes Do Not End Well’: Group of Former NatSec Officials Warn of FBI ‘Purge’ in Open Letter to Agency
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/these-regimes-do-not-end-well-group-of-former-natsec-officials-warn-of-fbi-purge-in-open-letter-to-agency/

Trump admin cutting $20M in DC security funding after federal law enforcement ordered to increase presence
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-admin-cutting-20m-dc-100450338.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Appeals court rules against Trump admin in big case — and gives deadline to comply
https://www.rawstory.com/appeals-court-rules-against-trump/

Supreme Court just ‘buried’ a ‘cryptic order’ putting ‘nail in coffin’ of key law: The Supreme Court recently signaled what could be the end of the Voting Rights Act, according to one expert.
https://www.rawstory.com/cryptic-order-nail-in-coffin/

‘The courts are helpless’: Inside the Trump administration’s steady erosion of judicial power
https://www.aol.com/showdown-over-power-courts-headed-154238070.html

‘Would effectively cut the Congress’s purse strings’: DC Circuit shreds Trump admin for concealing spending data, demands that it be made public
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/would-effectively-cut-the-congresss-purse-strings-dc-circuit-shreds-trump-admin-for-concealing-spending-data-demands-that-it-be-made-public/

US appeals court throws out Trump contempt ruling over deportation flights. The decision undoes Judge Boasberg’s finding that Trump officials could be sanctioned for appearing to ignore his court order.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/us-appeals-court-throws-out-trump-contempt-ruling-over-deportation-flights

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Israeli Strike on Tent in Gaza Kills Five Al Jazeera Journalists
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/8/11/live-israel-claims-responsibility-for-murder-of-al-jazeeras-al-sharif

# Marijuana / Hemp
MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk lashes out at Trump plan to reclassify pot as less dangerous drug. Marijuana is currently a Schedule I drug, which the Drug Enforcement Administration defines as a “drug with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse” and carries harsh criminal penalties under federal law
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/maga-influencer-charlie-kirk-lashes-1320412

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
A Furious MAGA Voter’s Post Breaking Down The “Ridiculous” Cost Of Their Diabetes Medicine Due To Donald Trump’s Tariffs Is Going Viral
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/reddit-maga-voter-cant-afford-medication-due-to-tariffs

Local impact of Trump’s executive order on mentally ill. Research shows that psychiatric hospitalization has little impact on “Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” as the executive order puts it, and which it purports to address. Instead, while the order and other Trump Administration policies may remove homelessness from public view, they neither house nor heal those suffering from it.
https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/homelessness-and-mental-illness

# Military / Militia / National Guard
National Guard readies troops as Trump targets crime in DC. A U.S. official told NewsNation the military was preparing for the possibility of hundreds of National Guard troops being deployed on D.C. streets. A D.C. National Guard spokesperson said no orders had been issued.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-national-guard-dc-crime-plan/

# Other Interesting Stuff / Lost Civilizations / Archaeology / Astronomy
Archaeologists unearth ancient seal with 2,600-year-old fingerprint tied to biblical official in King Josiah’s royal court, a potential breakthrough in linking material evidence with the biblical record.
https://arkeonews.net/newly-found-2600-year-old-seal-could-be-from-a-royal-official-in-king-josiahs-time/#google_vignette

# Social Services / Programs
Social Security plan to ‘save the benefits’ announced as millions of Americans set to see funds run out
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14932730/social-security-plan-investment-fund-contributions/

Thousands of Californians Face Losing Housing Assistance Amid Federal Cuts: If federal cuts go through, the Fresno Housing Authority said up to 15,000 people across Fresno County could lose their homes. Other programs that help people transition off assistance, like Family Self-Sufficiency or Jobs Plus, are also on the chopping block.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12051129/thousands-of-californians-could-lose-rental-assistance-amid-federal-housing-cuts

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
A guy in California is suing Microsoft for discontinuing Windows 10, demanding free extended support. Klein, a Windows 10 user, argues that ending support for a widely used operating system will leave millions vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, as many users may not be able or willing to upgrade their hardware or pay for extended support.
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-guy-in-california-is-suing-microsoft-for-discontinuing-windows-10-demanding-free-extended-support/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2025-08-10

Voices, The Peoples News

August 10, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
‘At least I’m safe’: A Kenyan immigrant opts to leave the U.S. on his own terms, leaving children and wife behind. Kangethe is from Kenya, and has been living in Michigan for more than 16 years. He first came here as a student visa-holder. He now has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Northwood University and a master’s degree in finance from Central Michigan University.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/nx-s1-5438412/kenyan-immigrant-opts-leave-us-his-own-terms-self-deport

A Nicaraguan immigrant and his family have been barricaded at home for days after he outran ICE agents
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14976251/Nicaraguan-mirgrant-ICE-deportation-california-illegal.html

Fate Of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detainee Prompts ‘Proof of Life’ Plea, DHS Statement Rejecting He Was Dead. Attorneys for influencer Luis Manuel Rivas Velásquez confirmed he had been hospitalized and returned to the ICE facility after 48 hours of confusion regarding his wellbeing
https://www.latintimes.com/fate-alligator-alcatraz-detainee-prompts-proof-life-plea-dhs-statement-rejecting-he-was-dead-588157

ICE Begs Supreme Court for Right to Racially Profile Immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to question anyone who speaks Spanish “to support reasonable suspicion that the person is here illegally.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/198933/ice-supreme-court-racial-profiling-trump

Former ‘Superman’ actor Dean Cain says he’s joining ICE ‘ASAP’ to ‘save America.’ The 59-year-old actor said he’s joining the agency after age limitations for new hires were waived as part of its recruitment effort.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/dean-cain-joins-ice-trump-mass-deportation-superman-rcna223724

Trump Authorized Military Operations on Foreign Soil to Target Latin American Cartels
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/trump-signs-order-authorising-military-action-against-cartels-reports

A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention. As ICE expands its presence across the Midwest, activists fight the reopening of private prisons to jail migrants.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-fight-is-brewing-in-the-midwest-over-immigrant-mass-detention/

‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong?’: Trump’s ICE Is Now Recruiting Teenagers: “ICE opening up recruiting to teenagers because they can’t find enough adults willing to be their racist storm troopers is some real dystopian shit,” said one critic.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-says-teenagers-can-now-ice-agents-2109816

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Democrats trying to stop DOGE workers from getting permanent roles. All remaining DOGE staff are in political positions, despite concerns of ‘burrowing in.’ No DOGE personnel have converted to permanent, career roles.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/08/all-remaining-doge-staff-are-political-positions-despite-concerns-burrowing/407301/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Who Writes That Check?’ MSNBC Host Finally Gets Treasury Secretary To Admit Trump’s Tariffs Are Paid by Americans. Trump’s tariffs will raise prices on importers, and those importers will pass those prices on to consumers.
https://newrepublic.com/post/198915/scott-bessent-truth-trump-tariff-costs

IRS begins sharing sensitive taxpayer data with immigration authorities to find undocumented migrants
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/irs-to-share-personal-data-with-immigration-agents-to-aid-deportation-efforts

# Employment / Labor / Unions / OSHA
US Job Cuts Surge 140% to 62,075 in July 2025 Amid AI Shift. In July 2025, U.S. job cuts surged 140% to 62,075, the highest since the pandemic, with nearly half attributed to AI and technological updates, hitting tech and government sectors hardest. Critics warn of long-term regrets from prioritizing efficiency over innovation. Companies must invest in upskilling to balance AI’s benefits with workforce stability.
https://www.webpronews.com/us-job-cuts-surge-140-to-62075-in-july-2025-amid-ai-shift/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
‘Unfathomable:’ Arizona, Wisconsin Governors Speak Out Against Trump Administration For Scrapping $7B Solar Grant. The Environmental Protection Agency moved to scrap the program approved under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 after Trump’s tax bill slashed the funding for it.
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/arizona-wisconsin-governors-speak-out-against-trump-administration-for-scrapping-7-b-solar-grant/chrVxZZRd3Y

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Planetary / Earth
The Dragon Bravo fire, which started in early July after a lightning strike, has led to the closure of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park for the remainder of the 2025 season
https://www.nps.gov/grca/northrimstatus.htm

A new volcanic island, named Niijima, formed near Iwo Jima, Japan, after an underwater eruption in October 2023. The island, initially about 100 meters in diameter, is primarily composed of rock chunks ejected during the eruption. The continued growth of the island shows that the underwater volcanic activity that birthed the island off the southern coast of Iwo Jima is continuing.
https://www.space.com/satellites-japan-new-island-still-growing

Geoengineering is a Weapon That’s Been Rebranded as Climate Science. There’s a Better Way To Heal the Earth.
https://www.ciel.org/why-geoengineering-is-a-false-solution-to-the-climate-crisis/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USAID
$93 million in aid to fight malnutrition headed to 12 African countries, Haiti, State Dept says
https://www.aol.com/93-million-aid-fight-malnutrition-202500882.html

Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fishing-pacific-islands-4202a5a746b7d6a1dd4e76cd41dd7297

# General News
Sunday thought: Working for the Good. The damage Trump is doing can create a mental and emotional prison, if we allow it to. That prison can be suffocating
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/seeking-the-good

# General News / Epstein
‘Makes no sense’: Epstein victims’ lawyer slams House GOP for ignoring this key witness
https://www.alternet.org/epstein-lawyer-house-gop/

Judge Detested by Trump Will Oversee Epstein Files Case
https://newrepublic.com/post/198937/judge-chutkan-trump-hates-epstein-files-case

Former Fox News Host Warns Trump of ‘Insurrection’ If He Pardons Maxwell
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/4165829471654-there-will-be-an-insurrection-trump-warned-by-ex-fox-host-over-epstein-meddling

A Maxwell pardon further cheapens the rule of law under Trump. America has watched Trump pardon criminals before. Clemency for Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator would do irreparable harm to our justice system.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-pardon-rcna223475

New lawsuit on Epstein case seeks records of Trump administration communications
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-trump-justice-department-lawsuit-77748e5801d9278ecead678bd0852d46

Oversight Democrats call for hearing with Epstein victims
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5442466-congress-hearing-epstein-maxwell-victims/

# Gov / Politics
Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship
https://apnews.com/article/voting-elections-trump-executive-order-4e9edb53f47e61e241a43ceef8164022
Also: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/

Donald Trump on Saturday was accused of committing “unprecedented treachery” as he displays “disdain” for his own supporters.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-supporters-garbage-steve-schmidt/

Tammy Bruce, State Department spokesperson, tapped for UN role. Bruce has been one of the State Department’s most public figures in the first six months of Trump’s second term.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/09/tammy-bruce-united-nations-00501346

‘Trump is a wrecking ball’: behind the president’s $200m plan to build a White House ballroom. Trump, who made his money in construction, launches biggest White House project in a century on paved-over Rose Garden. This will be just the latest step in a radical architectural overhaul intent on making the 225-year-old executive mansion less redolent of stuffy Washington and more evocative of Mar-a-Lago, his gaudy palace in Palm Beach, Florida.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trump-white-house-ballroom

‘He gets mixed up’: Former Ambassador worries ‘erratic’ Trump unprepared for Putin meetings. Former U.S. ambassador Michael McFaul tells MSNBC he’s alarmed by how quickly President Donald Trump keeps changing his mind about Russian leader Vladimir Putin as he prepares to negotiate an end to war in Ukraine
https://www.alternet.org/donald-trump-putin-ukraine/

‘A travesty’: Outrage grows as leak shows Trump admin scrubbing out human rights violations. The secretary’s instructions were to cut everything not legislatively mandated, but the leaked documents appear to show effort to narrow the scope of what the world hears about human rights abuses around the world.
https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/leaked-u-s-state-department-human-rights-report-reveals-alarming-omissions-on-global-violations/

Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – live updates
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5442191-fbi-texas-redistricting-democrats/

Federal court says Alabama must use map that creates 2nd Black majority district. The state is expected to appeal the decision, which comes as both parties move to draw new districts for partisan advantage.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/07/federal-court-alabama-must-use-map-black-majority-district-00499369?nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nname=playbook&nrid=1df78d6a-15f3-440b-b64a-0c5daab19873

Texas House Speaker Drops Hammer On Runaway Dems. The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives announced new measures targeting Democrats who fled the state to deny the body a quorum for redistricting.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/08/texas-house-speaker-drops-hammer-on-runaway-dems/

White House is currently considering inviting Zelensky to Alaska summit with Putin: A senior Ukrainian official said it would be “the right thing to do”
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-russia-vladimir-putin-meeting-donald-trump-alaska-ceasefire-2111362

In Swipe at UK, Huckabee Cites Allied Bombing of Dresden to Defend Israel’s Gaza Genocide. “Justifying today’s atrocities by pointing to yesterday’s doesn’t make it moral,” said one critic. “It makes it monstrous.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/mike-huckabee-gaza-dresden-00499711

‘Cowards’: Ramirez Hits Back at Republicans Who Threatened Her With Deportation. “We will continue to stand up for our rights, and we will continue to call out the terrorist organization that is ICE,” the congresswoman said in a speech at Netroots Nation.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/delia-ramirez-hits-back

Trump Slammed for Letting Netanyahu Carry Out ‘What Amounts to Ethnic Cleansing’ in Gaza. “Biden was wrong about his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Trump is even worse,” said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-netanyahu-gaza-occupation

# Gov / Politics / Global
Europe rallies behind Ukraine after defiant Zelensky rejects any peace plan that gives up land to Russia. Labour foreign secretary David Lammy and US vice-president JD Vance hosted a meeting of national security advisers on Saturday, as Donald Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin next week
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/david-lammy-jd-vance-ukraine-zelensky-trump-russia-land-b2804969.html

Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-putin-trump-summit-zelenskyy-a01a6dbae85b10cc710c48f1558c1401

Leaked Transcript Confirms Netanyahu Chose to Starve Gaza as a Method of War. Cabinet meeting minutes show how Netanyahu chose to create famine in Gaza over securing release of Israeli hostages. Cabinet meeting minutes show how Netanyahu chose to create famine in Gaza over securing release of Israeli hostages.
https://truthout.org/articles/leaked-transcript-confirms-netanyahu-chose-to-starve-gaza-as-a-method-of-war/

‘Horrifying Escalation’: Global Outcry as Israeli Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza City. The United Nations’ human rights chief warned the move would “result in more massive forced displacement, more killing, more unbearable suffering, senseless destruction, and atrocity crimes.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-faces-backlash-home-abroad-over-gaza-war-escalation-plan-2025-08-08/

# Law / Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA / DEA
Trump FBI Director Fires Combat Vet Whose Wife Died Last Month. Patel’s signature under scathing language accusing Giardina of “poor judgment” and a “lack of impartiality,” leading to the “political weaponization of the government.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maga-shill-patel-purged-fbi-144242566.html

Thug who mercilessly mauled elderly pro-life worker in front of Planned Parenthood gets his sentence. In June, a judge acquitted Patrick Brice of first-degree assault over a brutal assault he carried out against 73-year-old pro-life worker Mark Crosby in front of a Baltimore Planned Parenthood
https://www.theblaze.com/news/thug-who-mercilessly-mauled-elderly-pro-life-worker-in-front-of-planned-parenthood-gets-his-sentence

‘Need not spend much time on this’: Judge sarcastically blocks Trump admin from using ‘gender ideology’ executive order to cut domestic violence prevention funds
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/need-not-spend-much-time-on-this-judge-sarcastically-blocks-trump-admin-from-using-gender-ideology-executive-order-to-cut-domestic-violence-prevention-funds/

All 6 Cincinnati mob attack suspects indicted, hit with more charges — and could get decades behind bars. Police also released bodycam video showing the moments after the attack.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/all-6-cincinnati-mob-attack-suspects-indicted-hit-with-more-charges-and-could-get-decades-behind-bars

# LGBTQ / Gender
Trans people in Georgia prisons are being forced to detransition. Now they’re suing. A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people says the state’s refusal to allow gender-affirming care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
https://19thnews.org/2025/08/trans-inmates-georgia-prisons-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
U.S. Postal Service Announces Temporary Price Change for 2025 Holiday Shipping Season. The rate hikes are intended to offset the increased costs associated with the holiday shipping surge.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/0808-usps-announces-temporary-price-change-for-2025-holiday-shipping-season.htm

‘Living in a Fantasy World’: Critics Pounce as Trump’s CNBC Interview Goes Off the Rails. “The racism here is on steroids,” said one critic about Trump’s statements on immigrant farmworkers.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-cnbc-interview

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
People who get ‘Obamacare’ health insurance are set to see premiums jump by 18%, study finds
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/obamacare-health-insurance-premiums-increase-b2804106.html

Trump DOJ Gives Monopolist UnitedHealth a Green Light to Swallow Yet Another Competitor. “As a result, Big Medicine will profit at the expense of vulnerable hospice patients, some of whom will pay with their lives, and the workers who care for them.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-doj-gives-monopolist-unitedhealth-green-light-to-swallow-yet-another-competitor

UnitedHealth Group confirms DOJ is probing its Medicare business. The health care giant said it reached out to the DOJ after reviewing media reports about the investigation into its billing practices.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/07/unitedhealth-group-confirms-doj-is-probing-its-medicare-business-00474271

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
Physician-Scientist, Neeta Thakur, Is Taking on Trump on Behalf of Disadvantaged Communities
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/9/2337090/-This-physician-scientist-is-taking-on-Trump-on-behalf-of-disadvantaged-communities

CVS and Walgreens are ‘in big trouble’ as Walmart is told to ‘do better’ after they all scrap four critical services. Experts have warned of the risk posed to rural communities and those with less money. The three major retailers have all launched operational changes that will strip many customers of vital healthcare services.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/14943480/cvs-walgreens-walmart-do-better-end-healthcare-services/

Everything to know about the ‘really sinister’ legal supplement RFK Jr. is cracking down on, kratom
https://www.aol.com/rfk-jr-launches-crackdown-kratom-182520929.html
National Library of Medicine: Kratom
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK585120/

Amid Hospital Closures, Many Rural Parents Have No Place Left to Give Birth. Doctors worry impending Medicaid cuts will force many pregnant people to drive hundreds of miles for care.
https://truthout.org/articles/amid-hospital-closures-many-rural-parents-have-no-place-left-to-give-birth/

# Medical Science / Research / Technology
‘Impossible to rebuild’: NIH scientists say Trump cuts will imperil life-saving research. Researchers say scientific community is in state of whiplash and accuse president of trying to ‘destroy’ vital work
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/nih-scientists-trump-cuts

‘A disaster for all of us’: US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/20/science-trump-funding-cuts-layoffs

RFK Jr Drops a BOMBSHELL On Pro-VAX Agenda. US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, has removed all 17 members of a committee that issues official government recommendations on immunisations.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyge27y2g9o

# Military / Militia / National Guard
Navy plan would build West Coast dry dock for largest carriers and submarines operating in Pacific. The Navy plans to build a new dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard that can accommodate its largest aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines into the 22nd century.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-08-08/navy-shipyard-construction-carriers-submarines-18704229.html

# Military / Global
US, Gulf pressure to fully disarm Hezbollah puts Lebanon on edge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-09/us-gulf-pressure-to-fully-disarm-hezbollah-puts-lebanon-on-edge

New Zealand and Australia seek closer military ties following Chinese live-fire naval exercise
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/zealand-australia-seek-closer-military-070823040.html

# Social / Communities
Trump signs executive order to remove homeless people. The order signed Thursday calls for changes to make it easier for states and cities to remove outdoor encampments and get people into mental health or addiction treatment. That includes involuntary civil commitment for those “who are a risk to themselves or others.”
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5479139/trump-homelessness-executive-order-civil-commitment-camping

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 9, 2025
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs / Drugs
A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention. As ICE expands its presence across the Midwest, activists fight the reopening of private prisons to jail migrants.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-fight-is-brewing-in-the-midwest-over-immigrant-mass-detention/

Georgia Expanding Deadly Private Prison Into the Largest ICE Facility in the US. Office of the Inspector General published the results of a 2021 inspection of the Folkston detention center, citing “unsanitary and dilapidated” facilities, with water leaks, mold and debris in the ventilation system, insect infestations, lack of access to hot showers, inoperable toilets, and no hot meals.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/largest-ice-facility-planned-georgia-160000064.html

How many US citizens have been swept up in the immigration crackdown? Democrats demand answers. Increasingly frustrated that the aggressive tactics are sweeping up American citizens, Democratic members of Congress have been pressing for a full accounting of the citizens detained
https://www.swoknews.com/ap/national/how-many-us-citizens-have-been-swept-up-in-the-immigration-crackdown-democrats-demand-answers/article_7bc48786-3d0b-596c-9584-d7292293dadf.html

Leaked DHS Memo Shows Trump Administration Wants to Deploy Military on City Streets to Hunt Down Immigrants
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/10/trump-national-guard-ice-transport-immigrations-price/84131100007/

Trump prepares US military to target Latin American drug cartels: Trump has vowed to “wage war” on drug cartels, accusing them of flooding the US with drugs such as fentanyl. Mexico has ruled out any US military action on its soil.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-trump-eyes-military-action-against-cartels-reports/a-73579780

Courts halted ICE’s armed patrols that stopped Latinos without cause — now Trump wants the Supreme Court to restart them. Justice Department argues speaking Spanish can mean you’re unlawfully in the U.S.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/courts-halted-ices-armed-patrols-that-stopped-latinos-without-cause-now-trump-wants-the-supreme-court-to-restart-them/

# Children / Youth
Child advocate blames Democrat governor for 6th child death in only four months of incidents that involved the state’s Children, Youth & Families Department: ‘There is blood on the governor.’ The tragic death of another child in New Mexico has prompted a child advocate to blame the governor and the children’s safety agency that had been warned about the threat.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/child-murder-gov-new-mexico

Family of 10-year-old girl allegedly tortured to death says child protective services ignored dozens of warnings. Doctors who examined the girl said she was malnourished, dehydrated, and appeared to have been tortured. Prosecutors said she had bruises all over her body, had been starved, and had some toenails missing.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/arizona-child-torture-murder-dcs

# Consumer Product Safety
TEMI Go Basketball Toys Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking; Violates Small Ball Ban; Sold on Amazon by Temitoys
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/TEMI-Go-Basketball-Toys-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Choking-Violates-Small-Ball-Ban-Sold-on-Amazon-by-Temitoys

Petmate Recalls Pet Zone Pet Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion Hazard; Violation of Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries; Sold Exclusively at Menards
https://www.usatoday.com/recalls/consumer-products/CPSC-10372/

Fieldsheer Apparel Technologies Recalls Heated Socks Due to Injury Hazard
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Fieldsheer-Apparel-Technologies-Recalls-Heated-Socks-Due-to-Injury-Hazard

AliExpress Recalls LeymanKids Children’s Pajama Sets Due to Risk of Injury or Death from Burns; Violates Mandatory Standards for Children’s Sleepwear
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/AliExpress-Recalls-LeymanKids-Childrens-Pajama-Sets-Due-to-Risk-of-Injury-or-Death-from-Burns-Violates-Mandatory-Standards-for-Childrens-Sleepwear

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘1929 all over again’: Trump warns of new ‘great depression’ if judges overturn tariffs
https://www.alternet.org/trump-great-depression/

‘Grim’: Top economist says Americans in for a ‘nasty shock’ on inflation thanks to Trump. Calling one report “quite grim on both inflation and jobs,” Krugman, an economics professor, warns that “just around the corner,” Americans could be in for a “nasty shock” of “inflation of 4 percent or more,” which is about a 50 percent increase from where inflation is right now.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-economist-inflation/

President Donald Trump ordered the US Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies in February 2025, calling their production wasteful. The US Mint made its final order of penny blanks in May 2025 and will cease production of new pennies once those run out, likely in early 2026.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-mint-moves-ahead-with-plans-to-kill-the-penny

A third of CEOs plan to axe jobs over the next year—and most now say they’ll pass on new tariff costs to their customers
https://fortune.com/2025/08/08/ceos-cut-jobs-tariff-costs/

Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner, giving him the shortest-ever tenure in the role. Long said in a social media post that Trump had nominated him for an ambassadorship. “It is a honor to serve my friend President Trump and I am excited to take on my new role as the ambassador to Iceland.”
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/08/trump-removes-billy-long-as-irs-commisioner-less-than-2-months-after-his-confirmation/

Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999

# Education / Schools
It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug. A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.
https://www.wired.com/story/school-bathroom-vape-detector-audio-bug/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Environmental Protection Agency in Name Only. The Trump administration is racing to revoke the cornerstone of U.S. climate regulation by the end of the year
https://prospect.org/environment/2025-08-06-environmental-protection-agency-in-name-only/

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
FEMA Tells Staff to Work for ICE or Risk Getting Fired. Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether. Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.
https://prospect.org/labor/2025-08-06-fema-employees-reassigned-to-ice/

AG Kaul Wins Court Order Blocking the Trump Admin. from Repurposing Billions in FEMA funding
https://www.wisdoj.gov/PressReleases/08-05-2025-FEMA-BRIC-PI-Win.pdf

# General News / Gaza
Israel Approves Plan to Take Over Gaza City, Force Palestinians Into ‘Camps.’ Israel plans to forcibly evacuate an estimated 1 million Palestinians from Gaza City.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-hostages-gaza-08-08-2025-920f5b4bfd3fe07ded6acd28f5d77768

# General News / Epstein
‘Highly unusual’: A prison director just went on the record about Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘luxury’ new home
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-move-epstein-trump

‘This is nuts’: Prosecutor says ‘there’s a realistic chance’ SCOTUS tosses Maxwell’s conviction
https://www.alternet.org/ghislaine-maxwell-supreme-court/

‘Gigantic red flag’: Jen Psaki reveals how new Epstein lawsuit is ‘huge problem for Trump’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-red-state-governor/

Epstein victims are a growing political threat to Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/epstein-maxwell-survivors-analysis

Senator Demands Bureau Of Prisons Explain Ghislaine Maxwell Transfer. “Sexual predators shouldn’t be afforded preferential treatment,” said the Rhode Island Democrat.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ghislaine-maxwell-transfer-prison_n_6896279fe4b059385ba0841e

# Gov / Politics
Texas Democrats fight back in court against Abbott’s bid to remove them. In court papers, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/texas-democrats-redistricting-court-00500649

‘A travesty’: Outrage grows as leak shows Trump admin scrubbing out human rights violations. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration earned condemnation from Amnesty International on Thursday over its leaked plans to downplay human rights violations in countries favored by the American government
https://www.alternet.org/it-would-be-a-travesty/

Red state governor shuts down Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps
https://www.alternet.org/trump-red-state-governor/

‘Really big bomb’: Dems giddy as ugly Republican brawl threatens GOP massacre
https://www.newsbreak.com/alternet-332687158/4165554929597-really-big-bomb-dems-giddy-as-ugly-republican-brawl-threatens-gop-massacre

Newsom says special election on California redistricting planned for November
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5444113-newsom-democrats-new-house-map/

Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska next week to discuss Ukraine war. The announcement comes as Trump’s deadline for Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire passed without any new commitments.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/8/trump-announces-august-15-meet-up-with-putin-in-alaska-warns-of-land-swap

MAGA world swallows a difficult truth: Arresting Trump’s opponents is easier said than done. From the Epstein saga to Texas redistricting, the far right’s bluster about criminal consequences often leads to disappointment.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/trump-maga-world-arrest-opponents-00499426?_native_ads=1&font_scale=1.0

Mike Johnson hit with new accusation showing ‘clear-cut violation’ of federal law
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2673870511/

Democrats demand answers on using nuclear modernization funds to renovate Trump’s Qatari jet. The funding for retrofits to the luxury jet that Qatar gifted to President Donald Trump will come from the Air Force’s Sentinel nuclear missile program, which is already facing delays and cost overruns.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trumps-qatar-jet-retrofitting-democrats-letter

# Gov / Politics / Global
Germany, Israel’s No. 2 arms dealer, halts exports over Gaza concerns. Germany accounted for around 30% of Israel’s arms imports between 2019 and 2023, second only to the United States.
https://apnews.com/article/germany-mideast-weapons-b957e28b73ee94ed33fbd2d4e4d36246

Mexico rejects US forces in country
https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/border/mexico-s-president-says-u-s-forces-are-unwelcome-in-her-country/article_7fd3ef4f-d34f-45fe-a6d2-716d924bbad7.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs. PBS KIDS produces popular age-appropriate programs. It also has a website and multiple apps with games and activities.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pbs-accounts-nearly-half-first-083053550.html

Trump’s FCC Considers Supercharging Corporate TV Consolidation. Media conglomerates are pushing to eliminate rules that limit consolidation of local TV stations.
https://www.freepress.net/news/trumps-fcc-considers-supercharging-corporate-tv-consolidation

# Medicare / Medicaid / Obamacare / ACA
DOJ Allows UnitedHealth to Expand Its Conglomerate by Buying Up Competitor. The settlement filed with the Maryland district court on Thursday requires UnitedHealth and Amedisys to divest 164 home health and hospice sites to placate the DOJ’s concerns.
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/unitedhealth-amedisys-doj-settlement-merger/757086/

# Medical / Health / Covid / Biologicals
AAP, AMA Booted From CDC Vaccine Advisory Working Groups. The associations said they were informed via email last week that their vaccine experts were being disinvited from the workgroups that report to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. The experts will no longer be invited to participate in the working groups that review data and form policy recommendations.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/aap-ama-booted-cdc-vaccine-advisory-working-groups/

# Military / Militia / National Guard
The B-21 Raider will bring combat mass unlike anything  B-2 can muster, which will change how stealth bombers fight.
https://www.twz.com/air/for-b-21-quantity-is-its-most-critical-quality-top-bomber-officer-says

# NASA
NASA Rewrites the Rules for Developers of Private Space Stations. In the face of budget cuts, NASA has issued a new directive on how it will procure replacements for the International Space Station.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/as-the-end-of-the-iss-nears-nasa-shakes-up-program-for-commercial-replacements/

# NOAA / Weather
Private Companies Are Now Gathering Weather Data for NOAA. WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys, and other devices to provide critical data to the beleaguered agency’s National Weather Service, but they can’t fill all the gaps.
https://www.energycentral.com/workforce/post/news-private-companies-step-up-to-gather-weather-data-for-noaa-as-zP2LuDrFgPgWb2n

# Planetary / Earth
Northern lights may be visible in 18 states tonight. This is due to a geomagnetic storm potentially triggered by a coronal mass ejection. Prepare to get away from city lights if you want to see the colorful sky show.
https://www.cnet.com/science/space/the-aurora-borealis-is-back-these-18-states-have-a-chance-to-see-it-tonight/

# Social / Communities
Public Assemblies Strengthen Community Resistance to Rising Authoritarianism. Assemblies are “a unique opportunity for people to build a democracy that has yet to be born,” says organizer Denzel Caldwell.
https://truthout.org/audio/public-assemblies-strengthen-community-resistance-to-rising-authoritarianism/

# Social Services / Programs
DHS virtually silent as providers seek answers about ‘sudden’ end to housing services program. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has been largely silent since announcing its intention to terminate, and eventually redesign and relaunch, the first-of-its-kind Housing Stabilization Services Program.
https://www.newsbreak.com/kstp-5-eyewitness-news-minneapolis-st-paul-mn-311145184/4161157876956-dhs-virtually-silent-as-providers-seek-answers-about-sudden-end-to-housing-services-program

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
AI Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Find a Well-Paying Job. Is This the World We Want? Corporate greed brought us to this point, and isn’t stopping anytime soon.
https://futurism.com/ai-impossible-find-job

# Veterans / VA
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-hospital-shortages-trump

# Water / Lakes / Oceans / Rivers
Small US town’s water supply may be at risk after China’s richest man buys strategic property
https://www.theblaze.com/news/small-us-towns-water-supply-may-be-at-risk-after-chinas-richest-man-buys-strategic-property

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